Published May 22, 2023 | Version v1
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Helina Robineau-Desvoidy 1830

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Genus Helina Robineau-Desvoidy

Description. The following combination of characters allows Macaronesian species of Helina to be recognized from other local genera of Muscidae: Paired dark marks usually visible on tergites III and IV of the abdomen; mouthparts non-predatory (prestomal teeth small, furcate apically); prosternum bare; anepimeron bare; vein C extensively setulose ventrally; radial node without setulae; vein M 1 not flexed or curved forward distally; hind tibia without a submedian pd seta.

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Published as part of Michelsen, Verner, 2023, Macaronesian Muscidae (Diptera). IV. The genus Helina Robineau-Desvoidy, and description of the male of Spilogona maderensis Michelsen, pp. 251-276 in Zootaxa 5293 (2) on page 252, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5293.2.3, http://zenodo.org/record/7960070

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Robineau-Desvoidy
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Diptera
Family
Muscidae
Genus
Helina
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Helina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 sec. Michelsen, 2023