Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Section Schizophora Rank Family | Phylum Arthropoda Order Diptera Subsection Acalyptratae | |
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Similar Coelopidae, Heterocheila, Dryomyzidae, Canacidae, Megamerinidae | ||
The Helcomyzidae are a small family of flies in the Acalyptratae. The larvae feed on kelp and other organic matter washed up on shorelines. Species diversity is highest in New Zealand and south temperate South America. They are sometimes allied with the families Dryomyzidae or Coelopidae.
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Helcomyzidae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA