Helicobia

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Helicobia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Sarcophagidae
Tribe: Sarcodexiini
Genus: Helicobia
Coquillett, 1895
Type species
Sarcophaga helicis
Townsend, 1892

Helicobia is a genus of flesh flies in the family Sarcophagidae. There are at least 30 described species in Helicobia. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Helicobia Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  2. ↑ "Helicobia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  3. ↑ "Helicobia Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  4. ↑ "Browse Helicobia". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-24.

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