Herina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Ulidiidae |
Subfamily: | Otitinae |
Genus: | Herina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 |
Type species | |
Herina liturata Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [1] |
Herina is a genus of flies in the family Ulidiidae. It is possibly the largest genus in the family.[1]
It is a distinctive Ulidiidae genus of small to medium-sized, dark species of about 3.5-5.5mm long, with patterned wings. The head is variably yellowish, reddish or darkened, whilst the body is either shining black or with black dusted with grey.[2] Many are found in marshland or calcareous grassland situations and in coastal wetlands. [3]
Species include: