| Facilina | |
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| Facilina tertia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Pyrgotidae |
| Genus: | Facilina Paramonov, 1958 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Facilina campbelli Paramonov, 1958 [1] | |
Facilina is a genus of flies in the family Pyrgotidae. [2]
The following species are recognised in the genus Facilina: [2]
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