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Checklist for Family Helcomyzidae Malloch, 1933 (Helcomyzid flies)
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1321
50475
424947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1315
50409
424765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1179
49568
420027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
642
38200
347168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
166
7224
70796
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
117
5649
48623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
85
4151
31317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
79
3633
24956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
62
1272
12342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
8
105
585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHelcomyzidae
Malloch, 1933
Helcomyzid flies, Kelp flies
2
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
2 Genera with 6 Species
Actoceles Enderlein, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Paractora Bigot, 18695SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
6 Species
Actoceles georgiana (Schaeffer, 1914)⇒ Paractora rufipes Macquart, 1844
Paractora angustata Malloch, 1933
Paractora antarctica Thomson, 1869
Paractora moseleyi Austen, 1913
Paractora rufipes Macquart, 1844
Paractora trichosterna Thomson, 1869


Links, sources and further information
Helcomyzidae at artfakta.se
Helcomyzidae at dyntaxa.se
Helcomyzidae at gbif.org
Helcomyzidae at irmng.org
Helcomyzidae at marinespecies.org