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''Carnus'' is a genus of flies (Diptera) with 5 described species, all of which are parasites of birds. The adult flies locate a suitable host nest, then shed their wings and feed on the blood of the developing nestlings.〔Peter C. Barnard. 2011. ''The Royal Entomological Society Book of British Insects''. John Wiley & Sons, 2011, http://books.google.com/books?id=xLntEIQ4b-0C&pg=PT668&lpg=PT668&dq=%22carnus%22+detritus&source=bl&ots=NeDttT4_XF&sig=fuGeCnCf-91z0XdD9rvHotkjVA4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=17wVU-GCE4u00AHXz4C4CQ&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22carnus%22%20detritus&f=false.〕 Mature female flies lay their eggs in the nest, where their larvae develop on organic detritus.〔Peter C. Barnard. 2011. ''The Royal Entomological Society Book of British Insects''. John Wiley & Sons, 2011, http://books.google.com/books?id=xLntEIQ4b-0C&pg=PT668&lpg=PT668&dq=%22carnus%22+detritus&source=bl&ots=NeDttT4_XF&sig=fuGeCnCf-91z0XdD9rvHotkjVA4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=17wVU-GCE4u00AHXz4C4CQ&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22carnus%22%20detritus&f=false.〕 ==Species== *''C. floridensis'' Grimaldi, 1997〔 *''C. hemapterus'' Nitzsch, 1818〔 *''C. mexicana'' Grimaldi, 1997〔 *''C. occidentalis'' Grimaldi, 1997〔 *''C. orientalis'' Maa, 1968〔 In 2014, ''C. orientalis'' was reported for the first time in Japan, parasitizing nestlings of the Ryūkyū scops owl, ''Otus elegans'', a new host species record.〔Mitsuhiro Iwasa, Hironori Sakamoto, & Kento Asahi. 2014. Discovery of a Bird-Parasitic Fly, ''Carnus orientalis'' (Diptera: Carnidae), in Japan, With Bionomic Remarks and a Key to ''Carnus'' Species. ''Journal of Medical Entomology'', 51(2): 484-488, abstract at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/esa/jme/2014/00000051/00000002/art00023.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carnus (fly)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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