title: Checklist of the Diptera families Acartophthalmidae, Canacidae (including Tethinidae), Carnidae and Milichiidae of Finland (Insecta).
abstract: A checklist of 29 species in the smaller carnoid families Acartophthalmidae, Canacidae, Carnidae and Milichiidae (Diptera) recorded from Finland is presented. Tethinidae are also included as a subfamily of Canacidae. Phyllomyzatetragona Hendel is removed from the list as no reliable records of this species within the post-1944 borders of Finland could be found.
authors.affiliation: Finnish Museum of Natural History, Zoology Unit, P.O. Box 17, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Jere
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kahanpää
keywords: Checklist; Diptera; Finland; biodiversity; faunistics