Canacidae: Beach Flies of Hawai'i I

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 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 654 tasks is fully transcribed and validated.

双翅目（Diptera）滨蝇科（Canacidae）涵盖的各蝇类属，通常被称为“海滩蝇”“浪蝇”与“激浪蝇”。目前该科已知仅含12个属、113个物种。其俗名源于潮间带栖息环境：它们多分布于近岸水域，偏好栖息于避风的小型咸水与淡水水体表面，以纤毛虫、原生动物、单细胞藻类等微生物为食。该类群体型微小，体色多呈灰褐或黄色，体表覆有粉霜状斑纹（外观呈磨砂质感）。为更好地明晰其在夏威夷的分布状况与生态影响，现需转录夏威夷大学昆虫博物馆（University of Hawaii Insect Museum, UHIM）的海滩蝇馆藏标本数据。本次包含654项任务的转录与验证工作已全部完成。