Apetaenus
Sign in to saveApetaenus is a genus of beach flies in the family Canacidae. They are endemic to the subantarctic archipelagos in association with colonies of penguins and other seabirds. Some species have vestigial wings.
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Apetaenus is a genus of beach flies in the family Canacidae. They are endemic to the subantarctic archipelagos in association with colonies of penguins and other seabirds. Some species have vestigial wings.
==Species== Subgenus Apetaenus Eaton, 1875 Apetaenus litoralis litoralis Eaton, 1875 Apetaenus litoralis marionensis Munari, 2008 Apetaenus litoralis watsoni Hardy, 1962 Subgenus Listriomastax Enderlein, 1909 Apetaenus enderleini Munari, 2007 Subgenus Macrocanace Tonnoir and Malloch, 1926 Apetaenus australis (Hutton, 1902) Apetaenus littoreus (Hutton, 1902)
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