Nostima
Sign in to saveNostima is a genus of shore flies in the family Ephydridae.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 59
- Family
- Ephydridae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY GENOMICS, EMEC
- Recorded in
- Canada, United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Ephydridae
- Image
- Nostima duoseta Cresson, 1943.jpg
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Nostima is a genus of shore flies in the family Ephydridae.
== Description == Nostima are small flies with body lengths ranging from 0.72 to 1.72 mm. They often have patterns of microtomentum (fine hairs) on the body as well as patterns on the wings. The genus can be distinguished from related genera by a lack of acrostichal setae (Garifuna has 2 rows of these setae and Philygria has 1 row) and a lack of presutural dorsocentral setae (present in Philygria).
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