''Poecilosomella'' is a genus of

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belonging to the family Lesser Dung flies. These small flies, often with attractive patterning on the wings and body, are commonly found in a wide range of habitats throughout the

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and

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Species

*'' P. aciculata'' (Deeming, 1969) *'' P. additionalis'' Papp, 2010 *'' P. affinis'' Hayashi, 2002 *'' P. albipes'' (

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, 1925) *'' P. amputata'' (

, 1925) *'' P. angulata'' (

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, 1869) *'' P. annulitibia'' (Deeming, 1969) *'' P. arnaudi'' Papp, 1990 *'' P. biseta'' Dong, Yang & Hayashi, 2006 *'' P. borboroides'' (

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, 1860) *'' P. borborus'' Papp, 2002 *'' P. brevisecunda'' Papp, 2002 *'' P. brunettii'' (Deeming, 1969) *'' P. capensis'' Papp, 1990 *'' P. conspicua'' Papp, 2002 *'' P. cryptica'' Papp, 1991 *'' P. curvipes'' Papp, 2002 *'' P. duploseriata'' Papp, 2010 *'' P. formosana'' Papp, 2002 *'' P. furcata'' (

, 1925) *'' P. guangdongensis'' Dong, Yang & Hayashi, 2006 *'' P. hayashii'' Papp, 2002 *'' P. himalayensis'' (Deeming, 1969) *'' P. hyalipennis'' Hackman, 1965 *'' P. insularis'' Hayashi, 1997 *'' P. kittenbergeri'' Papp, 2010 *'' P. longecostata'' (

, 1925) *'' P. longicalcar'' Papp, 2002 *'' P. longichaeta'' Dong, Yang & Hayashi, 2007 *'' P. longinervis'' (

, 1925) *'' P. lusingana'' (Vanschuytbroeck, 1959) *'' P. maxima'' (Vanschuytbroeck, 1950) *'' P. meijerei'' (

, 1925) *'' P. mirabilis'' Vanschuytbroeck, 1951 *'' P. multicolor'' (Richards, 1968) *'' P. multipunctata'' (

, 1925) *'' P. nepalensis'' (Deeming, 1969) *'' P. nigra'' Papp, 2002 *'' P. nigrotibiata'' (

, 1925) *'' P. occulta'' Papp, 2010 *'' P. pallidimana'' (

, 1925) *'' P. pappi'' Hayashi, 1997 *'' P. paraciculata'' Papp, 2002 *'' P. paracryptica'' Papp, 2002 *'' P. parangulata'' Papp, 2010 *'' P. pectiniterga'' (Deeming, 1964) *'' P. peniculifera'' Papp, 2002 *'' P. perinetica'' (Hackman, 1967) *'' P. pictitarsis'' (Richards, 1938) *'' P. pilimana'' Papp, 2002 *'' P. pilipino'' Papp, 2002 *'' P. punctipennis'' (

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, 1824) *'' P. rectinervis'' (

, 1925) *'' P. ronkayi'' Papp, 2002 *'' P. sabahi'' Papp, 2002 *'' P. setimanus'' Papp, 2010 *'' P. setosissima'' Papp, 2010 *'' P. spinicauda'' Papp, 2002 *'' P. spinipes'' Papp, 2002 *'' P. subpilimana'' Papp, 2002 *'' P. tridens'' Dong, Yang & Hayashi, 2007 *'' P. varians'' (

, 1925)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q7207318 Sphaeroceridae Diptera of Europe Diptera of Africa Diptera of Asia Diptera of Australasia Taxa named by Oswald Duda Brachycera genera