Canacidae: Beach Flies of Hawai'i III

The Diptera family Canacidae encompasses fly genera commonly referred to as "beach flies", "surf flies" and "surge flies". Today there are only 113 known species within 12 genera. Their common name is derived from their intertidal habitat. They are found along coastal waters and like to reside on the surface of small salt and fresh water bodies sheltered from the wind. There, they feed on microorganisms, including ciliates, protozoa and unicellular algae. Morphologically they are tiny, grayish-brown or yellow with a pruinose pattern (frosted in appearance). Please help transcribe the UHIM's beach fly collection in order to better help us understand their distribution and impact in Hawai'i.This expedition of 530 tasks is fully transcribed and validated.

双翅目（Diptera）加拿科（Canacidae）包含通常被称为“海滩蝇”“浪蝇”和“涌蝇”的蝇类属群。目前该科已知仅包含12属113种。其俗名源于它们的潮间带生境。它们分布于沿海水域，偏好栖息在避风的小型咸水或淡水水体表面。它们在此以微生物为食，包括纤毛虫、原生动物和单细胞藻类。形态上，它们体型微小，呈灰棕色或黄色，具有粉霜状斑纹（pruinose pattern，外观似结霜）。请协助转录夏威夷大学昆虫博物馆（University of Hawaii Insect Museum，UHIM）的海滩蝇藏品，以便更好地了解它们在夏威夷的分布及影响。本次包含530项任务的项目已完成全部转录与验证工作。