Hesperinus brevifrons

Hesperinus brevifrons

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Hesperinidae

Hesperinus is a genus of flies and the sole genus in the relict family Hesperinidae belonging to the nematoceran infraorder Bibionomorpha. There are about 8 known species, nearly all from the Palaearctic region with one each from the Nearctic and Neotropical regions. Three fossil species from Eocene Baltic amber have been described.

Distribution

Hesperinus brevifrons — (c) Bennett Grappone, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Bennett Grappone · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Canada · 5United States of America · 3

Sources and credits

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Hesperinus brevifrons

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