Helina pertusa is a fly from the family Muscidae.[1][2] It is the type species on the Genus Helina.[3]
| Helina pertusa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Muscidae |
| Tribe: | Phaoniini |
| Genus: | Helina |
| Species: | H. pertusa
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| Binomial name | |
| Helina pertusa (Meigen, 1826)
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Description
edit6 - 8.5mm Eyes are bare. Black tarsi.
Biology
editLarvae are found in leaf litter.
Distribution
editMost of west and central Europe.
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.