Canacidae, incorrectly Canaceidae, or beach flies, surf or surge flies, is a family of Diptera. As of 2010, [3] 307 species in 27 genera. [3][4][5][6] The family now includes Tethininae as a subfamily.

Dec 25, 2014 · 1. World Catalog of the Family Canacidae (including Tethinidae) (Diptera), with keys to the supraspecific taxa Munari, L. & W. M. Mathis. 2010. Zootaxa 2471:1–84.

Canacidae, incorrectly Canaceidae, or beach flies, surf or surge flies, is a family of Diptera.There are 113 species in 12 genera. The family now includes Tethininae as a subfamily.

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Isocanace. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, number 347, 29 pages, 77 figures, 1982.—A suprageneric classification of the family Canacidae, or beach flies, is proposed, with the family being divided into two subfamilies and two tribes for the first time.

May 14, 2010 · All genera and species of the family Canacidae as well as all synonyms and the world distribution for each species are listed to form an updated world catalog.

The family Canacidae, more commonly known as beach flies, comprises slightly more than 300 described species that occur primarily along seashores where their larvae develop on marine algae.

The Canacidae, commonly known as beach flies or surf flies, are a family of small to medium-sized flies that predominantly inhabit coastal environments. They are adapted to life in sandy and saline conditions, often found near seaweed or other decaying organic matter along shorelines.

Diagnosis.—The family Canacidae, sensu lato, is distinguished from other families of the Carnoidea by the following combination of characters: exclusively or tending to occur in saline habitats (secondarily in freshwater habitats), mostly thalassobiont/halobiont flies.

Studies of Canacidae (Diptera), I: Suprageneric Revision of the Family, with Revisions of New tribe Dynomiellini and New Genus Isocanace. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.