Oldenbergiella

Czerny, 1924

Oldenbergiella is a of true flies (Diptera) in the Heleomyzidae, established by Czerny in 1924. It belongs to a family of small to medium-sized flies commonly associated with decaying organic matter. The genus appears to have a limited known distribution in northern Europe.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Oldenbergiella: /ˌɔl.dɛnˌbɛɹˈɡiː.ɛl.lə/

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Distribution

Recorded from Norway (NO) and Sweden (SE).

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Taxonomic note

The was established by Czech dipterist Friedrich Moritz Brauer in 1924 (though often attributed to Czerny, who was the actual author of the work in which it was described). It is one of several genera in the diverse Heleomyzidae, which contains approximately 500 described worldwide.

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