Carnus (fly)

Carnus
	Carnus hemapterus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Superfamily:	Carnoidea
Family:	Carnidae
Genus:	Carnus; Nitzsch, 1818
Type species
	Carnus hemapterus; Nitzsch, 1818
Synonyms
	Cenchridobia Schiner, 1862;

Carnus is a genus of flies (Diptera) with 5 described species, all of which are parasites of birds.[1] The adult flies locate a suitable host nest, then shed their wings and feed on the blood of the developing nestlings.[2] Mature female flies lay their eggs in the nest, where their larvae develop on organic detritus.[2]

Species

C. floridensis Grimaldi, 1997[1]
C. hemapterus Nitzsch, 1818[1][3]
C. mexicana Grimaldi, 1997[1]
C. occidentalis Grimaldi, 1997[1]
C. orientalis Maa, 1968[1]

In 2014, C. orientalis was reported for the first time in Japan, parasitizing nestlings of the Ryūkyū scops owl, Otus elegans, a new host species record.[4]

References

Brake, Irina (2011). "World Catalog of the Family Carnidae (Diptera, Schizophora)" (PDF). MYIA. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
Peter C. Barnard. 2011. The Royal Entomological Society Book of British Insects. John Wiley & Sons, 2011, https://books.google.com/books?id=xLntEIQ4b-0C&pg=PT668&lpg=PT668&dq=%22carnus%22+detritus&source=bl&ots=NeDttT4_XF&sig=fuGeCnCf-91z0XdD9rvHotkjVA4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=17wVU-GCE4u00AHXz4C4CQ&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22carnus%22%20detritus&f=false.
Chandler, Peter J. (1998). Checklists of Insects of the British Isles (New Series) Part 1: Diptera. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. New Series. 12. London: Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 1–234. ISBN 0-901546-82-8.
Mitsuhiro Iwasa, Hironori Sakamoto, & Kento Asahi. 2014. Discovery of a Bird-Parasitic Fly, Carnus orientalis (Diptera: Carnidae), in Japan, With Bionomic Remarks and a Key to Carnus Species. Journal of Medical Entomology, 51(2): 484-488, abstract at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/esa/jme/2014/00000051/00000002/art00023.

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[Brake2011-1] Brake, Irina (2011). "World Catalog of the Family Carnidae (Diptera, Schizophora)" (PDF). MYIA. Retrieved 4 January 2013.

[PCB-2] Peter C. Barnard. 2011. The Royal Entomological Society Book of British Insects. John Wiley & Sons, 2011, https://books.google.com/books?id=xLntEIQ4b-0C&pg=PT668&lpg=PT668&dq=%22carnus%22+detritus&source=bl&ots=NeDttT4_XF&sig=fuGeCnCf-91z0XdD9rvHotkjVA4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=17wVU-GCE4u00AHXz4C4CQ&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22carnus%22%20detritus&f=false.

[Chandler-3] Chandler, Peter J. (1998). Checklists of Insects of the British Isles (New Series) Part 1: Diptera. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. New Series. 12. London: Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 1–234. ISBN 0-901546-82-8.

[IS&A-4] Mitsuhiro Iwasa, Hironori Sakamoto, & Kento Asahi. 2014. Discovery of a Bird-Parasitic Fly, Carnus orientalis (Diptera: Carnidae), in Japan, With Bionomic Remarks and a Key to Carnus Species. Journal of Medical Entomology, 51(2): 484-488, abstract at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/esa/jme/2014/00000051/00000002/art00023.