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Checklist for Family Canaceidae Jones, 1906 (Beach flies)
and region Seychelles (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
319
2025
3758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
317
2021
3753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
1997
3712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
198
1539
2917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
54
378
761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
238
415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
33
171
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
30
158
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
21
107
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
4
32
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCanaceidae
Jones, 1906
Beach flies, Surf flies
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Seychelles
3 Genera with 6 Species
Isocanace Mathis, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Nocticanace Malloch, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Procanace Hendel, 19132SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Seychelles
6 Species
Isocanace briani Mathis, 1982
Nocticanace actites Mathis & WIrth, 1979
Nocticanace flavipalpis Mathis & WIrth, 1979
Nocticanace mahensis Lamb, 1912
Procanace cogani Mathis, 1988
Procanace grisescens Hendel, 1913

Subnodes of Canaceidae with occurrences in Seychelles
SubfamilyCanacinae
Jones, 1906
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Canaceidae at gbif.org
Canaceidae at itis.gov