''Herina'' is a genus of
flies in the family
Ulidiidae
The Ulidiidae (formerly Otitidae) or picture-winged flies are a large and diverse cosmopolitan family of flies (Diptera), and as in related families, most species are herbivorous or detritivorous. They are often known as picture-winged flies, alo ...
. It is possibly the largest genus in the family.
It is a genus of distinctive, small to medium-sized, dark species about 3.5-5.5 mm long, with patterned wings. The head is variably yellowish, reddish, or darkened, whilst the body is either shining black or black dusted with grey.
Many are found in
marshland or
calcareous
Calcareous () is an adjective meaning "mostly or partly composed of calcium carbonate", in other words, containing lime or being chalky. The term is used in a wide variety of scientific disciplines.
In zoology
''Calcareous'' is used as an adje ...
grassland
A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominated by grasses (Poaceae). However, sedge (Cyperaceae) and rush (Juncaceae) can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes, like clover, and other herbs. Grasslands occur natur ...
locations and in coastal wetlands.
Species
Species include:
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H. aartseni''
Merz, 2002
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H. frondescentiae''
( Linnaeus, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
)
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H. germinationis''
( Rossi, 1790)
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H. ghilianii''
Rondani, 1869
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H. gyrans''
( Loew, 1864)
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H. lacustris''
( Meigen, 1826)
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H. liturata''
Robineau-Desvoidy
André Jean Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy (1 January 1799 in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye – 25 June 1857 in Paris) was a French physician and entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera (flies) and to some extent of the Coleoptera (beetles).
Ach ...
, 1830
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H. lugubris''
(Meigen, 1826)
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H. merzi''
Kameneva, 2007
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H. nigrina''
(Meigen, 1826)
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H. oscillans''
(Meigen, 1826)
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H. paludum''
( Fallén, 1820)
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H. palustris''
(Meigen, 1826)
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H. parva''
(Loew, 1864)
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H. pseudoluctuosa''
Hennig, 1939
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H. rivosecchii''
Merz, 2002
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H. scutellaris''
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
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H. tristis''
(Meigen, 1826)
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H. yunnanica''
Kamaneva, 2006
References
Ulidiidae
Brachycera genera
Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy
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