Helcomyzidae

Barahona-Segovia, Rodrigo M., Madriz, Isaí, González, Christian R. & Amorim, Dalton De Souza, 2024, An update on the knowledge and general understanding of the Chilean Diptera diversity, Zootaxa 5518 (1), pp. 1-87 : 36

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5518.1.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:10D0882F-7328-4748-BD8A-3975098A0B1D

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/824DD70E-FFCF-E047-FF69-F8B91BD6F0B4

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Plazi

scientific name

Helcomyzidae
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Helcomyzidae View in CoL ( Fig. 88 View FIGURES 86–91 )

The Helcomyzidae is a small family comprising only 13 species worldwide and belongs to three genera (Mathis 2011). The family is found exclusively on seashores in association with rotting kelp. Only Paractora Bigot is present in Chile, with P. antarctica (Thomson) and P. angustata Malloch. There are undescribed species of the family in the Chilean fauna.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Helcomyzidae

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