Helophilina
| Helophilina | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Helophilus, marsh flies | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Diptera | 
| Family: | Syrphidae | 
| Subfamily: | Eristalinae | 
| Tribe: | Eristalini | 
| Subtribe: | Becker, 1923  | 
Helophilina is a subtribe of rat-tail maggot flies in the family Syrphidae. There are about 19 genera and more than 180 described species in Helophilina.[1][2]

Genera
These 19 genera belong to the subtribe Helophilina:
- Anasimyia Schiner, 1864
 - Arctosyrphus Frey, 1918
 - Asemosyrphus Bigot, 1882
 - Austrophilus Thompson, 2000
 - Chasmomma Bezzi, 1915
 - Dolichogyna Macquart, 1842
 - Eurimyia Bigot, 1883
 - Habromyia Williston, 1888
 - Helophilus Fabricius, 1805 (marsh flies)
 - Lejops Rondani, 1857
 - Lunomyia Curran & Fluke, 1926
 - Lycopale Hull, 1944
 - Mallota Meigen, 1822 (mimic flies)
 - Mesembrius Rondani, 1857
 - Myathropa Rondani, 1845
 - Ohmyia Thompson, 1999
 - Parhelophilus Girschner, 1897 (bog flies)
 - Polydontomyia Williston, 1896
 - Quichuana Knab, 1913
 
References
- ^ "Helophilina subtribe Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
 - ^ Skevington, Jeffrey H.; Locke, Michelle M.; Young, Andrew D.; Moran, Kevin; et al. (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. Princeton Field Guides. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691189406.
 
External links
 Media related to Helophilina at Wikimedia Commons
 
