Helius (fly)

Helius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Nematocera
Infraorder: Tipulomorpha
Superfamily: Tipuloidea
Family: Limoniidae
Subfamily: Limoniinae
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.

Distribution

Worldwide, but the Australasian and Oriental regions are the most species rich.

Species

  • H. allunga Theischinger, 1994

References

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