Helina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830

Ivkovic, Marija & Pont, Adrian C., 2015, New records of Muscidae (Diptera) from Mediterranean countries, ZooKeys 496, pp. 131-144 : 134

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.496.9445

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:98AC5E2E-7D23-432A-A517-5B4EB2318B47

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F5C827-79B3-B28F-E9BC-547A74D6B482

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scientific name

Helina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
status

 

Taxon classification Animalia Diptera Muscidae

Genus Helina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 View in CoL

Remarks.

This a speciose genus, well represented in all biogeographic regions. There are 83 European species, of which18 have been found in the Balkan Peninsula. Adult Helina are found in many diverse environments. Larvae are carnivorous and develop mainly in moss or humus soil.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Muscidae