Paractora

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Paractora
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Superfamily: Sciomyzoidea
Family: Helcomyzidae
Genus: Paractora
Bigot, 1888

Paractora is a genus of flies in the family Helcomyzidae.

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