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Thinophilus

Grichanov, Igor Ya.

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Thinophilus

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Thinophilus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It includes about 146 described species distributed worldwide. Most species of the genus are found in coastal habitats, while a few species are found in freshwater habitats.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderDiptera
  5. FamilyDolichopodidae
Habitatmarine, brackish

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
56
With media
4
Family
Dolichopodidae
Collections
MCGILL UNIVERSITY, USNM, INHS, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, NHMUK, AM
Recorded in
United States, Belize, Canada, Malaysia, Panama, Australia

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Image
Thinophilus ruficornis, Morfa Mawdach, North Wales, June 2014 2 (16896096015).jpg
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taxon name
Thinophilus
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Thinophilus
Commons category
Thinophilus
diel cycle
diurnality
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Encyclopedic overview

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Thinophilus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It includes about 146 described species distributed worldwide. Most species of the genus are found in coastal habitats, while a few species are found in freshwater habitats.

==Species== Subgenus Thinophilus Wahlberg, 1844:

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