Carnidae

Description & taxonomy

  • Carnidae

    Diagnosis: 

    Small more or less shining black flies, 1-3 mm long, with two lateroclinate upper and two medioclinate lower fronto-orbital setae. Prementum short and bulbous, followed by short and rather inconspicuous labella. C with both humeral and subcostal breaks. Anepisternum with one or more setae.

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    Description: Adult
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    Description: Immature stages
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Images

  • Hemeromyia obscura, head frontal
  • Carnus hemapterus, male, lateral
  • Carnus hemapterus, female, lateral
  • Hemeromyia obscura, male, lateral
  • Carnus hemapterus, frontal
  • Carnus hemapterus, female, head, lateral

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