Taxon classification Animalia Diptera Muscidae

Genus Coenosia Meigen, 1826

Remarks.

A speciose genus, found in all regions. Some 80 species are known from Europe, of which 24 are found in the Balkan Peninsula. Species are found in meadows, forests and damp habitats. Both adults and larvae are predaceous. Larvae are terrestrial, living in a wide range of habitats (Skidmore 1985).