Helius (fly)

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Helius
Helius flavus
Scientific classification
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Diptera
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Tipuloidea
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Genus:
Helius

Le Peletier & Serville, 1828
Type species
Limnobia longirostris
Meigen, 1818
Subgenera
Synonyms
  • Megarhina Le Peletier & Serville, 1828
  • Leptorhina Stephens, 1829
  • Rhamphidia Meigen, 1830

Helius is a genus of

crane fly in the family Limoniidae, distributed worldwide with most species in Australia and East Asia
.

Species

  • Subgenus Helius Lepeletier & Serville, 1828

References

  • "Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World (Diptera, Tipuloidea: Pediciidae, Limoniidae, Cylindrotomidae, Tipulidae)". Naturalis Biodiversity Center.