| Helcomyzidae | |
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| Helcomyza ustulata illustration | |
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| Helcomyza ustulata specimen Netherlands | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Superfamily: | Sciomyzoidea |
| Family: | Helcomyzidae Hendel, 1924 |
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TheHelcomyzidae are a smallfamily offlies in theAcalyptratae. The larvae feed on kelp and other organic matter washed up on shorelines. Species diversity is highest inNew Zealand and south temperateSouth America. They are sometimes allied with the familiesDryomyzidae orCoelopidae.[1][2]