Lestremia

Macquart, 1826

Lestremia is a of non- in the , established by French Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart in 1826. The genus contains 18 described distributed across multiple continents including Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. Species in this genus are placed in the Lestremiinae and tribe Lestremiini. The genus includes both extant species and fossil species known from Eocene amber.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Lestremia: /lɛsˈtrɛmiə/

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Distribution

Records exist from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (GBIF); individual occur in India, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Uganda, and Hawaii. The has a broad geographic range spanning the Palearctic, Oriental, Afrotropical, and Australasian regions.

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