Biology:Helle (fly)

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Short description: Genus of flies

Helle
Helle longirostris.jpg
Helle longirostris
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Acroceridae
Subfamily: Philopotinae
Genus: Helle
Osten Sacken, 1896[1]
Type species
Acrocera longirostris
Hudson, 1892

Helle is a genus of small-headed flies. It is endemic to New Zealand.[2] The genus is named after Helle, the daughter of Athamas, from Greek mythology.[1]

Species

  • Helle longirostris (Hudson, 1892)
  • Helle rufescens Brunetti, 1926[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Osten Sacken, C.R. (1896). "A new genus of Cyrtidae (Dipt.) from New Zealand". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 32: 16–18. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9262179. 
  2. Winterton, S. L. (2012). "Review of Australasian spider flies (Diptera, Acroceridae) with a revision of Panops Lamarck". ZooKeys (172): 7–75. doi:10.3897/zookeys.172.1889. PMID 22448114. 
  3. Brunetti, E. (1926). "New and little-known Cyrtidæ (Diptera)". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9 18 (107): 561–606. doi:10.1080/00222932608633552. 

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