Polleniidae


Polleniidae is a family of flies in the order Diptera. There are at least 3 genera and more than 190 described species in Polleniidae. The largest genus is Pollenia, with close to 190 species of flies commonly called "cluster flies".
The family Polleniidae has been considered a subfamily of Calliphoridae in the past, containing various genera and species. As a result of phylogenetic analysis, the subfamily Polleniinae was elevated to family rank by Cerretti, et al., in 2019, and assigned the genera listed below.

Genera

These three genera belong to the family Polleniidae: