Scatellini
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Scatophila
shore fly
Scatophila is a genus of shore flies (Diptera: Ephydridae) in the tribe Scatellini. The genus contains at least 26 Nearctic species, with additional species distributed across the Palearctic. Three new species were described from the Nearctic in 2021: S. angusta, S. bolwigi, and S. mystacina. Five species (S. contaminata, S. cribrata, S. iowana, S. mesogramma, and S. unicornis) have Holarctic distributions.