| Helle | |
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| Helle longirostris | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Acroceridae |
| Subfamily: | Philopotinae |
| Genus: | Helle Osten Sacken, 1896 |
| Type species | |
| Acrocera longirostris Hudson, 1892 | |
Helle is a genus of small-headed flies. It is endemic to New Zealand. The genus is named after Helle, the daughter of Athamas, from Greek mythology.
Species
- Helle longirostris (Hudson, 1892)
- Helle rufescens Brunetti, 1926
References
- ^ Osten Sacken, C.R. (1896). "A new genus of Cyrtidae (Dipt.) from New Zealand". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 32: 16–18.
- Winterton, S. L. (2012). "Review of Australasian spider flies (Diptera, Acroceridae) with a revision of Panops Lamarck". ZooKeys (172): 7–75. doi:10.3897/zookeys.172.1889. PMC 3307363. PMID 22448114.
- Brunetti, E. (1926). "New and little-known Cyrtidæ (Diptera)". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9. 18 (107): 561–606. doi:10.1080/00222932608633552.
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| Helle | |
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