Carnidae

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Family of flies

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Carniidae Cogan, 1976 Carnidae, also known as bird flies or filth flies, is a family of flies (Diptera). There are 6 genera, containing about 93 species worldwide.

Description

Carnidae in general are small (1–2 mm) black flies.

One feature of Carnidae is the frons of the head having some orbital setae medioclinate (pointing inwards) and others lateroclinate (pointing outwards). In Carnus, Hemeromyia, Meoneura and Enigmocarnus, the anterior two pairs of setae are medioclinate and the posterior two pairs are lateroclinate. In Neomeoneurites and the extinct genus Meoneurites, the anteriormost pair is medioclinate and the posterior three pairs are lateroclinate.

Ecology

Most Carnidae are saprophagous. Adults have been found on dung, carrion, flowers of Apiaceae and other plants, in bird nests and sometimes in bird feathers. Larvae have been found in bird and mammal nests, damaged pupae of Sarcophaga sp. (Sarcophagidae), stems of Ferula sp. (Apiaceae), Leccinum fungus (Boletaceae), dung, salted fish and plant remains.

Adults of Carnus such as C. hemapterus and C. orientalis are exceptions, feeding on blood of birds. They are associated with bird nests and nestlings.

Genera

Carnus Nitzsch, 1818
Enigmocarnus Buck, 2007
Hemeromyia Coquillett, 1902
Meoneura Rondani, 1856
†Meoneurites Hennig, 1965
Neomeoneurites Hennig, 1972

References

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Brake, I.. (2011). "World Catalog of the Family Carnidae (Diptera, Schizophora)". Myia.
(2014-03-01). "Discovery of a Bird-Parasitic Fly, Carnus orientalis (Diptera: Carnidae), in Japan, With Bionomic Remarks and a Key to Carnus Species". Journal of Medical Entomology.
(2022). "To the fauna of Carnidae (Diptera) of Asia". Euroasian Entomological Journal.
(1818). "Die Familien und Gattungen der Thierinsekten (Insecta epizoica) als Prodromus einer Naturgeschichte derselben.". Mag. Ent. (Germar).
Chandler, Peter J.. (1998). "Checklists of Insects of the British Isles (New Series) Part 1: Diptera". [[Royal Entomological Society of London]].
(2007). "''Enigmocarnus chloropiformis'' gen. et sp. nov., and parallel evolution of protandrial symmetry in Carnidae (Diptera)". Entomological Society of America.
(1902). "New acalyptrate Diptera from North America". Journal of the New York Entomological Society.
(1856). "Dipterologiae Italicae Prodromus. Vol: I. Genera italica ordinis Dipterorum ordinatim disposita et distincta et in familias et stirpes aggregata". A. Stocchi.
(1965). "Die Acalyptratae des Baltischen Bernsteins und ihre Bedeutung fur die Erforschung der phylogenetischen Entwicklung dieser Dipteren-Gruppe". Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde.
(1972). "Beiträge zur Kenntnis der rezenten und fossilen Carnidae, mit besonderer Berucksichtigung einer neuen Gattung aus Chile". Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde.

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