Polleniidae
Polleniidae is a family of flies in the order Diptera. There are at least 3 genera and more than 190 described species in Polleniidae. The largest genus is Pollenia, with close to 190 species of flies commonly called "cluster flies".[1][2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Superfamily: | Oestroidea |
| Family: | Polleniidae Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889 |
Pollenia rudis female
The family Polleniidae has been considered a subfamily of Calliphoridae in the past, containing various genera and species. As a result of phylogenetic analysis, the subfamily Polleniinae was elevated to family rank by Cerretti, et al., in 2019, and assigned the genera listed below.[3]
Genera
These three genera belong to the family Polleniidae:
- Alvamaja Rognes, 2010
- Morinia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
- Pollenia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (cluster flies)
References
- "Family Polleniidae information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
- Pape, Thomas; Blagoderov, Vladimir; Mostovski, Mikhail B. (2011). Zhang, Zhi-Qiang (ed.). "Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3148. ISBN 978-1-86977-849-1. ISSN 1175-5326.
- Cerretti, Pierfilippo; Stireman, John O.; Badano, Davide; Gisondi, Silvia; et al. (2019). "Reclustering the cluster flies (Diptera: Oestroidea, Polleniidae)". Systematic Entomology. 44 (4): 957–972. doi:10.1111/syen.12369.
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