Helichochaetus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.[2][1] It contains only one species, Helichochaetus discifer, and is found in New Zealand.

Helichochaetus
Male Helichochaetus discifer
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Hydrophorinae
Tribe: Hydrophorini
Genus: Helichochaetus
Parent, 1933[1]
Species:
H. discifer
Binomial name
Helichochaetus discifer
Parent, 1933[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Parent, O. (1933). "Étude monographique sur les Diptères Dolichopodides de Nouvelle Zélande". Annales de la Société Scientifique de Bruxelles. Série B. Sciences Physiques et Naturelles. 53: 325–441.
  2. ^ Yang, D.; Zhu, Y.; Wang, M.; Zhang, L. (2006). World Catalog of Dolichopodidae (Insecta: Diptera). Beijing: China Agricultural University Press. pp. 1–704. ISBN 9787811171020.