Carnus Nitzsch, 1818

Carnus, consisting of 5 species, can be found mainly in the Nearctic Region, but occurs also in the Palaearctic and Oriental Regions.

The larvae develop in various kinds of bird's nests, adults loose their wings and live hemiparasitic on the nestlings.

The genus can be recognized by the usually broken off wing, leaving a short stub; if wing complete, crossvein dm-cu absent. Female with abdominal sternites 1-5 absent; membrane with numerous setiferous sclerotized spots.

• C. hemapterus