Leia (fly)

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Leia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Mycetophilidae
Subfamily: Leiinae
Genus: Leia
Meigen, 1818
Type species
Leia fascipennis
Meigen, 1818
Diversity
at least 170 species
Synonyms

Leia is a genus of fungus gnats in the family Mycetophilidae. There are more than 170 described species in Leia. [1] [2] [3]

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Leia bivittata, dorsal view Leia bivittata dorsal.jpg
Leia bivittata, dorsal view

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References

  1. "Leia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  2. "Leia". GBIF. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  3. "Leia Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 13 December 2018.