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Genus Renocera

Marsh Fly - Tetanocera? - Renocera cressoni

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Acalyptratae")

Superfamily Sciomyzoidea

Family Sciomyzidae (Marsh Flies, Snail-killing Flies)

Tribe Tetanocerini

Genus Renocera

Explanation of Names

Renocera Hendel 1900

Numbers

4 spp., all in our area(1)

Identification

Similar to Tetanocera, but pedicel <⅓ the length of flagellomere 1

Revision in (2)

Range

so. Canada & n. US(3)

Works Cited

1.	Sciomyzidae of northeastern North America Schorno S., Marshall S.A., Murphy W.L., Muzzatti M. 2019. Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification 35: 1-331.

2.	Revision of Clam-Killing Flies of the Genus Renocera Hendel (Diptera: Sciomyzidae), with Emphasis on Species in the Nearctic... Murphy, William L., Mathis, Wayne N., and Knutson, Lloyd V. 2024. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 125 (3): 326-405.

3.	Manual of Nearctic Diptera Volume 2 Varies for each chapter; edited by J.F. McAlpine, B.V. Petersen, G.E. Shewell, H.J. Teskey, J.R. Vockeroth, D.M. Wood. 1987. Research Branch Agriculture Canada.

Contributed by Chris Angell on 6 May, 2022 - 7:03pm
Additional contributions by Bbarnd, v belov
Last updated 26 April, 2024 - 5:00pm

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