Helina pertusa

Helina pertusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Muscidae
Genus: Helina
Species: H. pertusa
Binomial name
Helina pertusa
(Meigen, 1826)
Synonyms
  • Anthomyia pertusa Meigen, 1826

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

Contents

Description

6 - 8.5mm Eyes are bare. Black tarsi.

Biology

Larvae are found in leaf litter.

Distribution

Most of west and central Europe.

References

  1. ^ D'Assis Fonseca, E.C.M (1968). Diptera Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata: Muscidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. 10. London.: Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 118pp. 
  2. ^ Gregor, F.; Rozkosny, R.; Bartak, M.; Vanhara, J. (2002). The Muscidae (Diptera) of Central Europe. Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Masarykianae Brunensis. 107. Masaryk.: Masaryk University. pp. 280pp. 
  3. ^ Coquillett, D.W. (1901). "Types of anthomyid genera." (PDF/ Adobe Acrobat). Journal of the New York Entomological Society (New York: The New York Entomological Society) 9: 134–146.