Hexatoma

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Hexatoma
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Hexatoma sp. from the Western Ghats
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Limoniidae
Subfamily: Limnophilinae
Genus: Hexatoma
Latreille, 1809
Type species
Hexatoma nigra
Latreille, 1809
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Hexatoma is a genus of crane flies in the family Limoniidae.

Species

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