Meoneura

Rondani, 1856

Meoneura is a of small flies in the Carnidae (Diptera). are found across multiple continents with records from Europe and Africa. The genus was established by Camillo Rondani in 1856. Male terminalia has been used as a primary diagnostic feature for species identification.

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How to pronounce Meoneura: //ˌmiːəˈnʊərə//

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Identification

-level identification relies heavily on examination of male terminalia; female specimens are often difficult to identify to species. The is distinguished from related carnid genera by genitalic characters, though specific external morphological features distinguishing Meoneura from other Carnidae are not well documented in accessible literature.

Distribution

Recorded from Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden) and Africa (Nigeria). The has a wide but patchily documented distribution with most records from the Palearctic and Afrotropical regions.

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