| Orbellia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Heleomyzidae |
| Subfamily: | Heleomyzinae |
| Genus: | Orbellia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 |
Orbellia is a genus of flies in the family Heleomyzidae. There are about 13 described species in Orbellia. [1] [2] [3] [4]
These 13 species belong to the genus Orbellia:
Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [3] b = Bugguide.net [4]
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