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Apetaeninae

Apetaenus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Canacidae
Subfamily: Apetaeninae
Mathis & Munari, 1996
Genus: Apetaenus
Eaton, 1875
Type species
Apetaenus litoralis
Eaton, 1875

Apetaenus is a genus of beach flies in the family Canacidae. They are endemic in the subantarctic archipelagos in association with colonies of penguins and other seabirds. Some species have vestigial wings.



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