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Hyalistata
Hyalistata is a genus of small flies in the family Drosophilidae, described by Wheeler in 1960. It belongs to the subfamily Steganinae and tribe Gitonini, placing it within a group of drosophilids often associated with decomposing plant matter and fungal substrates. The genus is characterized by distinctive morphological features of the head and wing venation. Species within Hyalistata are poorly known and rarely encountered in general collections.