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Apetaenus

Synonyms: Apetenus; Listriomastax

Wikipedia Abstract

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.
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Species

Apetaenus australis
Apetaenus enderleini
Apetaenus litoralis
Apetaenus littoreus
Apetaenus marionensis
Apetaenus watsoni

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0