''Lasia'' is a genus of small-headed flies in the family

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. There are about 19 described species in ''Lasia'', which are distributed in the

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Species

These 19 species belong to the genus ''Lasia'': * '' Lasia aenea'' Rondani, 1863 – Chile * '' Lasia auricoma'' Westwood, 1848 – Brazil * '' Lasia colei'' Aldrich, 1927 – Costa Rica * '' Lasia corvina''

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, 1840^{c g} – Chile * '' Lasia cuprea'' Rondani, 1863 – Chile * ''

Lasia ecuadorensis ''Lasia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to Asia and New Guinea. The genus contains only two known species, '' Lasia spinosa'' and '' Lasia concinna''. ''Lasia'' was believed to be a monotypic genus until 1997 when ...

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, 1931^{c g} – Ecuador * '' Lasia klettii'' Osten Sacken, 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'' Aldrich, 1927^{c g} – Costa Rica * ''

Lasia rufa ''Lasia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to Asia and New Guinea. The genus contains only two known species, '' Lasia spinosa'' and '' Lasia concinna''. ''Lasia'' was believed to be a monotypic genus until 1997 when ...

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

, 1852)^{c g} – Chile * '' Lasia scribae'' Osten Sacken, 1887 – Guatemala * '' Lasia splendens'' Wiedemann, 1824^{c g} – Brazil * '' Lasia yucatanensis''

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

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