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These 19 species belong to the genus ''Lasia'': * ''

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'' Rondani, 1863 – Chile * '' Lasia auricoma'' Westwood, 1848 – Brazil * '' Lasia colei''

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, 1927 – Costa Rica * '' Lasia corvina'' Erichson, 1840^{c g} – Chile * '' Lasia cuprea'' Rondani, 1863 – Chile * '' Lasia ecuadorensis''

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, 1931^{c g} – Ecuador * '' Lasia klettii''

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, 1875ⁱ – United States (Arizona) * '' Lasia metallica'' Rondani, 1863^{c g} – Chile * '' Lasia nigritarsis'' (

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, 1852)^{c g} – Chile * '' Lasia ocelliger'' ( Wiedemann, 1830)^{c g} – Brazil * '' Lasia pulla'' (

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, 1865)^{c g} – Chile * '' Lasia purpurata''

, 1933^{i b} (purple small-headed fly) – United States (Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas) * '' Lasia rostrata''

, 1927^{c g} – Costa Rica * '' Lasia rufa'' (

, 1865)^{c g} – Chile * '' Lasia rufipes'' Westwood, 1848^{c g} – Brazil * '' Lasia rufovestita'' (

, 1852)^{c g} – Chile * '' Lasia scribae''

, 1887 – Guatemala * '' Lasia splendens'' Wiedemann, 1824^{c g} – Brazil * '' Lasia yucatanensis''

, 1931 – Mexico (Yucatán) Synonyms: * ''Lasia aenea'' (

, 1865)^{c g}: synonym of ''

'' Rondani, 1863 * ''Lasia nigripes'' (

, 1865)^{c g}: synonym of '' Lasia cuprea'' Rondani, 1863 Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

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