Apetaenus

Apetaenus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Canacidae
Subfamily: Apetaeninae
Mathis & Munari, 1996[1]
Genus: Apetaenus
Eaton, 1875[2]
Type species
Apetaenus litoralis
Eaton, 1875[2]

Apetaenus is a genus of beach flies in the family Canacidae. They are endemic in the subantarctic archipelagos in association with colonies of penguins and other seabirds. Some species have vestigial wings. [3][4] [5]

Species

  • Apetaenus litoralis litoralis Eaton, 1875[4][2]
  • Apetaenus litoralis marionensis Munari, 2008[4][5]
  • Apetaenus litoralis watsoni Hardy, 1962[4][5][6]
  • Apetaenus enderleini Munari, 2007[4][8]
  • Apetaenus australis (Hutton, 1902)[4][10]
  • Apetaenus littoreus (Hutton, 1902)[4][10]

References

  1. ↑ Mathis, W.N.; Munari, L. (1996). "World Catalog of the Family Tethinidae (Diptera).". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (Smithsonian) 584: iv+1–27. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.584.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Eaton, A.E. (1875). "Breves Dipterarum uniusque Lepidopterarum insulae Kerguelensi indigenarum diagnoses". The Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine 12: 58–61.
  3. ↑ Munari, Lorenzo; Mathis, Wayne N. (2010). "World Catalog of the Family Canacidae (including Tethinidae) (Diptera), with keys to the supraspecific taxa" (PDF). Zootaxa 2471: 1–84.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 Munari, L.; Mathis, W.N. (2010). "World Catalog of the Family Canacidae (including Tethinidae) (Diptera), with keys to the supraspecific taxa.". Zootaxa (Magnolia Press) 2471: 1–84. ISSN 1175-5334. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Munari, Lorenzo (2008). "Studies on the Canacidae (Diptera), subfamily Apetaeninae. II. A review of the world subgenera of Apetaenus Eaton, with a special reference to the Australian and New Zealand species.". Zootaxa (Magnola Press) 1692: 26–42. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  6. ↑ Hardy, D.E. (1962). "Insects of Macquarie Island. Diptera: Coelopidae.". Pacific Insects (The Bishop Museum) 4 (4): 963–971. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  7. ↑ Enderlein, G. (1909). "Die Insekten des Antarktischen Gebiets. In, E. von Drygalski, editor, Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903 im Auftrage des Reichamtes des Innern." X (Zoologie II. 4). pp. 361–528.
  8. ↑ Munari, Lorenzo (2007). "Studies on the Canacidae (Diptera), subfamily Apetaeninae. I. Apetaenus enderleini, nomen novum for Listriomastax litorea Enderlein, 1909, with remarks on the chaetotaxy, morphology, and habitats of the Apetaeninae from the Kerguelen Biogeographical Province". Zootaxa (Magnola Press) 1542: 21–34. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  9. ↑ Tonnoir, A.L.; Malloch, J.R. (1926). New Zealand Muscidae Acalyptratae. Part I. ─ Ephydridae. Records of the Canterbury Museum 3 (1). pp. 1–26.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Hutton, F.W. (1902). "On a Small Collection of Diptera from the Southern Islands of New Zealand". Transactions of the New Zealand Institute (The New Zealand Institute) 34: 169–175.