Herina (fly)
Genus of flies
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Herina is a genus of flies in the family Ulidiidae. It is possibly the largest genus in the family.[2]
| Herina | |
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| Herina sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Ulidiidae |
| Subfamily: | Otitinae |
| Tribe: | Otitini |
| Genus: | Herina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830[1] |
| Type species | |
| Herina liturata | |
It is a genus of distinctive, small to medium-sized, dark species about 3.5-5.5 mm long, with patterned wings. The head is variably yellowish, reddish, or darkened, whilst the body is either shining black or black dusted with grey.[3] Many are found in marshland or calcareous grassland locations and in coastal wetlands.[4]
Species
Species include:
- H. aartseni Merz, 2002[5][6]
- H. frondescentiae (Linnaeus, 1758) [3][6][7]
- H. germinationis (Rossi, 1790)[3][7]
- H. ghilianii Rondani, 1869 [6]
- H. gyrans (Loew, 1864) [6]
- H. lacustris (Meigen, 1826) [6]
- H. liturata Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830[1][2]
- H. lugubris (Meigen, 1826) [6]
- H. merzi Kameneva, 2007 [2][6]
- H. nigrina (Meigen, 1826) [6]
- H. oscillans (Meigen, 1826) [3][6][7]
- H. paludum (Fallén, 1820) [3][6][7]
- H. palustris (Meigen, 1826) [3][6][7]
- H. parva (Loew, 1864) [6]
- H. pseudoluctuosa Hennig, 1939 [6]
- H. rivosecchii Merz, 2002[5][6]
- H. scutellaris Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830[1][6]
- H. tristis (Meigen, 1826) [6]
- H. yunnanica Kamaneva, 2006[8]