Diptera Classification
Diptera (2)- Brachycera (7)
Asiloidea (11)- Cyclorrhapha (4)
- Phoroidea (3)
- Platypezoidea (2)
- Schizophora (2)
- Acalyptratae (10)
- Carnoidea (9)
- Conopoidea (1)
- Diopsoidea (8)
- Ephydroidea (5)
- Lauxanioidea (4)
- Nerioidea (4)
- Opomyzoidea (14)
- Sciomyzoidea (10)
- Sphaeroceroidea (4)
- Tephritoidea (10)
- Calyptratae (14)
- Syrphoidea (2)
- Empidoidea (8)
- Nemestrinoidea (2)
- Stratiomyomorpha (3)
- Tabanomorpha (7)
- Xylophagomorpha (1)
- Nematocera (7)
Carnidae Newman, 1834
Nomenclature
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Unranked: AcalyptrataeSuperfamily: Carnoidea
SUMMARY
Small more or less shining black flies, 1-3 mm long, with two lateroclinate upper and two medioclinate lower fronto-orbital setae. Prementum short and bulbous, followed by short and rather inconspicuous labella. C with both humeral and subcostal breaks. Anepisternum with one or more setae.