Biology:Carnus (fly)

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Short description: Genus of flies

Carnus
Carnus hemapterus IB.jpg
Carnus hemapterus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Superfamily: Carnoidea
Family: Carnidae
Genus: Carnus
Nitzsch, 1818[1]
Type species
Carnus hemapterus
Nitzsch, 1818[1]
Synonyms
  • Cenchridobia Schiner, 1862[2]

Carnus is a genus of flies (Diptera) with 5 described species, all of which are parasites of birds.[3] The adult flies locate a suitable host nest, then shed their wings and feed on the blood of the developing nestlings.[4] Mature female flies lay their eggs in the nest, where their larvae develop on organic detritus.[4]

Species

In 2014, C. orientalis was reported for the first time in Japan, parasitizing nestlings of the Ryūkyū scops owl, Otus elegans, a new host species record.[8]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nitzsch, C.L. (1818). "Die Familien und Gattungen der Thierinsekten (Insecta epizoica) als Prodromus einer Naturgeschichte derselben.". Mag. Ent. (Germar) 3: 261–316. https://diptera.myspecies.info/sites/diptera.myspecies.info/files/Nitzsch_1818.pdf. Retrieved 19 January 2022. 
  2. Schiner, I. R. . (1863). "Vorlaufiger Commentar zum dipterologischen Theile der "Fauna Austriaca", mit einer naheren Begrundung der in derselben aufgenommenen neuen Dipteren-Gattungen. V. [concl"]. Wien. Ent. Monstschr 7: 217–226. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31290315#page/57/mode/1up. Retrieved 17 June 2018. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Brake, Irina (2011). "World Catalog of the Family Carnidae (Diptera, Schizophora)". MYIA. http://diptera.myspecies.info/sites/diptera.myspecies.info/files/Carnidae_catalog_0.pdf. Retrieved 4 January 2013. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Barnard, Peter C. (2011-09-19) (in en). The Royal Entomological Society Book of British Insects. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-4443-4496-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=xLntEIQ4b-0C&q=%22carnus%22+detritus.&pg=PT668. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Grimaldi, D.A. (1997). "The bird flies, genus Carnus: Species revision, generic relationships, and a fossil Meoneura in amber (Diptera: Carnidae)". American Museum Novitates (3190): 1–30. https://digitallibrary.amnh.org/bitstream/handle/2246/3592//v2/dspace/ingest/pdfSource/nov/N3190.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y. Retrieved 19 January 2022. 
  6. Chandler, Peter J. (1998). Checklists of Insects of the British Isles (New Series) Part 1: Diptera. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. 12. London: Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 1–234. ISBN 0-901546-82-8. 
  7. Maa, T.C. (1968). "A new Carnus from Malaya (Diptera: Milichiidae)". Pacific Insects 10: 33–36. http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pi/pdf/10(1)-33.pdf. Retrieved 20 January 2022. 
  8. Mitsuhiro Iwasa, Hironori Sakamoto, & Kento Asahi. 2014. Discovery of a Bird-Parasitic Fly, Carnus orientalis (Diptera: Carnidae), in Japan, With Bionomic Remarks and a Key to Carnus Species. Journal of Medical Entomology, 51(2): 484-488, abstract at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/esa/jme/2014/00000051/00000002/art00023.

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