Canacidae

Canacidae
	Tethina lusitanica Munari, 2009
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Section:	Schizophora
Subsection:	Acalyptratae
Superfamily:	Carnoidea
Family:	Canacidae; Jones, 1906
Subfamilies
	Apetaeninae Mathis & Munari, 1996; Canacinae Jones, 1906; Horaismopterinae Sabrosky, 1978; Nocticanacinae Mathis, 1982; Zaleinae McAlpine, 1985; Tethininae Hendel, 1916;
Synonyms
	Canaceidae Hendel, 1916;

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

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