
Carnidae
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Carnidae is a family of flies (Diptera
). There are 5 genera, containing about 88 species worldwide.
Diptera
Diptera , or true flies, is the order of insects possessing only a single pair of wings on the mesothorax; the metathorax bears a pair of drumstick like structures called the halteres, the remnants of the hind wings. It is a large order, containing an estimated 240,000 species, although under half...
). There are 5 genera, containing about 88 species worldwide.