Scenopinidae
Scenopinus sp.
The window flies ( Scenopinidae ) are a family of two-winged flies (Diptera ). Here they are counted among the flies.
Features
The body of the window, flying is almost completely hairless. The short and wide snout of the animals is provided with labella, which are suitable for spotting fluid.
Way of life
Some types of window fly enjoy keeping in homes on, in front of all the windows. This includes fenestralis the native species Scenopinus that is up to six millimeters long and is colored black.
The larvae resemble those Lynx flies ( Therevidae ) both in appearance and in lifestyle. They are predators and hunt in apartments and the caterpillars of moths. The larvae of other species are found in about fungi or under bark and in nests of birds and mammals. It is believed that they primarily feed on dead organic material from here and rarely hunt live prey. The dolls of the window flies are fairly mobile.
System
The window of the Fly family is represented in Europe with two genera and 16 species. Worldwide, about 400 members of this group are known in Germany but live only three.
- Caenoneura nigra Kelsey, 1969
- Scenopinus albicinctus ( Rossi, 1794)
- Scenopinus bulbapennis Kelsey, 1969
- Scenopinus Canarius Kelsey, 1969
- Scenopinus efflatouni Kelsey, 1969
- Scenopinus fenestralis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Scenopinus glabrifrons Meigen, 1824
- Scenopinus gobiensis Kelsey, 1981
- Scenopinus griseus ( Kroeber, 1913)
- Scenopinus halteralis Frey, 1936
- Scenopinus lesinensis Strobl, 1902
- Scenopinus niger ( De Geer, 1776)
- Scenopinus retuertensis Carles- Tolrá, 2001
- Scenopinus unifasciatus ( Kroeber, 1913)
- Scenopinus verrucosus Carles- Tolrá, 2001
- Scenopinus vitripennis Meigen, 1824