Helina pertusa explained

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

Description

6 - 8.5mm Eyes are bare. Black tarsi.

Biology

Larvae are found in leaf litter.

Distribution

Most of west and central Europe.

Notes and References

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