Carnidae
Carnus hemapterus
- Falkenlausfliege ( Carnus hemapterus )
- Meoneura lamellata
The feathers fly ( Carnidae ) are a family of two-winged flies (Diptera ). Here they are counted among the flies. They are very small and reach body lengths of one to two millimeters.
Occurrence
You can find these feathers fly partly on flowers, sometimes on decaying substances. The larvae develop in organic wastes of all kinds To live as the representatives of the largest genus of the feathers fly Meoneura mainly on manure and feces of all kinds, Aas ( Nekrophagie ) and decaying plant parts ( compost). Some of them are also found in birds' nests, such as Meoneura lamellata.
Way of life
The Falkenlausfliege ( Carnus hemapterus ) is a blood-sucking parasite of birds, which can be found especially in nestlings of cavity nesting birds. The imago emerges in this kind of winged the doll, but the wing raises similar from how many louse flies ( Hippoboscidae ) on reaching a suitable host and adheres thereafter, especially under the wings or in the nest of the hosts on. After the loss of the wings and the flight muscles is reduced. In the females the abdomen during egg development swells up, the eggs are laid in the nest material. The larvae feed on the organic material here in the litter. The pupae overwinter.
System
Worldwide, about 70 members of this group are known in Central Europe, of which 15 species to find, live in Germany only seven. In Europe, the family of the feathers fly is represented by three genera and 39 species.
- Carnus hemapterus Nitzsch, 1818
- Hemeromyia anthracina Collin, 1949
- Hemeromyia longirostris Carles- Tolrá, 1992
- Hemeromyia remotinervis ( Strobl, 1902)
- Meoneura acuticerca Gregor, 1973
- Meoneura alpina Hennig, 1948
- Meoneura anceps Frey, 1915
- Meoneura atomic Papp, 1981
- Meoneura bicuspidata Collin, 1930
- Meoneura carpathica Papp, 1977
- Meoneura elongella ( Zetterstedt, 1838)
- Meoneura exigua Collin, 1930
- Meoneura falcata Papp, 1997
- Meoneura Flabella Carles- Tolrá, 1992
- Meoneura flavifacies Collin, 1930
- Meoneura flavifrons Papp, 1981
- Meoneura Freta Collin, 1930
- Meoneura glaberrima Becker, 1910
- Meoneura graeca Hennig, 1972
- Meoneura granadensis Lyneborg, 1969
- Meoneura helvetica Papp, 1997
- Meoneura hungarica Papp, 1977
- Meoneura lacteipennis ( Fallén, 1823)
- Meoneura lamellata Collin, 1930
- Meoneura longifurca Papp, 1997
- Meoneura milleri Gregor, 1973
- Meoneura minuscula Papp, 1977
- Meoneura minutissima ( Zetterstedt, 1860)
- Meoneura Moravica Gregor & Papp, 1981
- Meoneura neottiophila Collin, 1930
- Meoneura nevadensis Lyneborg, 1969
- Meoneura obscurella ( Fallén, 1823)
- Meoneura paralacteipennis Papp, 1977
- Meoneura perlamellata Hennig, 1937
- Meoneura prima ( Becker, 1903)
- Meoneura seducta Collin, 1937
- Meoneura subfreta Papp, 1979
- Meoneura triangularis Collin, 1930
- Meoneura vagans ( Fallén, 1823)