Conisternum Strobl, 1894
Nomenclature
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Family: ScathophagidaeSubfamily: Scathophaginae
SUMMARY
At various times the three species currently placed in this genus have been assigned to Scathophaga, or separated in this genus (previously called Coniosternum). I found the separation of these two genera one of the most difficult and least satisfactory aspects of Collin's (1958)[1] key and therefore found it a relief that they were placed in Scathophaga by Kloet & Hincks (1976)[2]. Chandler (1998)[3] separated them again but, for the purposes of constructing a workable key, I have treated them together with Scathophaga in a single key and not attempted to find characters to separate the genera.
References
- , 1958. A short synopsis of the British Scatophagidae (Diptera). Transactions of the Society for British Entomology, 13, pp.37-56.
- , 1979. A chek list of British Insects. Part 5: Diptera and Siphonaptera. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, 11 (1), pp.1-139.
- , 1998. Checklist of Insects of the British Isles (New Series) Part 1: Diptera. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, 12, pp.1-234.