''Lipochaeta'' is a genus of new world shore flies in the
Ephydridae
Ephydridae (shore flies, sometimes brine flies) is a family of insects in the order Fly, Diptera. Shore flies are tiny flies that can be found near seashores or at smaller inland waters, such as ponds. About 2,000 species have been described worl ...
family. Only two species are part of this genus:
* ''
Lipochaeta slossonae''
Coquillett, 1896, found in the Eastern United States and Central America
* ''
Lipochaeta ranica''
Mathis and Trautwein, 2003, found in California and North Mexico.
References
Brachycera genera
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