Helina pertusa

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

Helina pertusa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

Description

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6 - 8.5mm Eyes are bare. Black tarsi.

Biology

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Larvae are found in leaf litter.

Distribution

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Most of west and central Europe.

References

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  1. ^ D'Assis Fonseca, E. C. M (1968). Diptera Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata: Muscidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. 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. Vol. 107. Masaryk: Masaryk University. p. 280.
  3. ^ Coquillett, D. W. (1901). "Types of anthomyid genera". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 9. New York: The New York Entomological Society: 134–146.