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Helophilina

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Helophilina
Helophilus, marsh flies
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Eristalini
Subtribe: Helophilina
Becker, 1923

Helophilina is a subtribe of rat-tail maggot flies in the family Syrphidae. There are about 19 genera and more than 180 described species in Helophilina.[1][2]

Helophilus, marsh flies

Genera

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These 19 genera belong to the subtribe Helophilina:

References

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  1. ^ "Helophilina subtribe Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  2. ^ Skevington, Jeffrey H.; Locke, Michelle M.; Young, Andrew D.; Moran, Kevin; et al. (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. Princeton Field Guides. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691189406.
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