Helina pertusa

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Helina pertusa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Muscidae
Tribe: Phaoniini
Genus: Helina
Species:
H. pertusa
Binomial name
Helina pertusa
(Meigen, 1826)
Synonyms
  • Anthomyia pertusa Meigen, 1826

Helina pertusa is a fly from the family Muscidae. [1] [2] It is the type species on the Genus Helina. [3]

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Description

6 - 8.5mm Eyes are bare. Black tarsi.

Biology

Larvae are found in leaf litter.

Distribution

Most of west and central Europe.

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<i>Lispe</i> Genus of flies

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<i>Helina impuncta</i> Species of fly

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<i>Helina protuberans</i> Species of fly

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References

  1. ↑ D'Assis Fonseca, E. C. M (1968). Diptera Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata: Muscidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. 10. London: Royal Entomological Society of London. p. 118.
  2. ↑ Gregor, F.; Rozkosny, R.; Bartak, M.; Vanhara, J. (2002). The Muscidae (Diptera) of Central Europe. Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Masarykianae Brunensis. 107. Masaryk: Masaryk University. p. 280.
  3. ↑ Coquillett, D. W. (1901). "Types of anthomyid genera". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. New York: The New York Entomological Society. 9: 134–146.
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