''Zalea'' is a genus of beach
flies
Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...
in the
family
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Canacidae
Canacidae, incorrectly Canaceidae, or beach flies, surf or surge flies, is a family of Diptera. There are 113 species in 12 genera.
The family now includes Tethininae as a subfamily.
Family description
For terms see Morphology of Diptera.
...
. All known species are
Australasia
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n.
Species
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Z. horningi''
(Harrison, 1976)
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Z. major''
McAlpine, 1985
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Z. minor''
(McAlpine, 1982)
References
Canacidae
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