Phaoniini is a
tribe
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in the
fly
Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...
family
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Muscidae
Muscidae are a family of flies found in the superfamily Muscoidea.
Muscidae, some of which are commonly known as house flies or stable flies due to their synanthropy, are worldwide in distribution and contain almost 4,000 described species i ...
. It contains the largest Muscid genus ''
Phaonia''.
Genera
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Chaetophaonia''
Carvalho & Nihei, 2005
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Dolichophaonia''
Carvalho, 1993
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Helina
''Helina'' is a very large genus from the fly family Muscidae.
Fungal species ''Strongwellsea selandia'' and ''Strongwellsea gefion'' from (genus '' Strongwellsea'', order Entomophthorales) infects adult flies from genus ''Helina'' in Denmark.
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Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
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Lophosceles''
Ringdahl, 1922
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Phaonia''
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
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Souzalopesmyia''
Albuquerque, 1951
References
Muscidae
Diptera of Europe
Diptera of North America
Taxa named by John Russell Malloch
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