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Helcomyzidae
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The Helcomyzidae are a small family of flies in the Acalyptratae. The larvae feed on kelp and other organic matter washed up on shorelines. Species diversity is highest in New Zealand and south temperate South America. They are sometimes allied with the families Dryomyzidae or Coelopidae.[1][2]

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Classification

  • Maorimyia bipunctata (Hutton, 1901)
  • Paractora angustata Malloch, 1933
  • Paractora antarctica (Thomson, 1869)
  • Paractora asymmetrica (Enderlein, 1930)
  • Paractora bipunctata (Hutton, 1901)
  • Paractora dreuxi Seguy, 1965
  • Paractora jeanneli Seguy, 1940
  • Paractora moseleyi (Austen, 1913)
  • Paractora rufipes (Macquart, 1844)
  • Paractora trichosterna (Thomson, 1869)
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