Taxon classification Animalia Diptera Muscidae

Genus Helina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830

Remarks.

This a speciose genus, well represented in all biogeographic regions. There are 83 European species, of which18 have been found in the Balkan Peninsula. Adult Helina are found in many diverse environments. Larvae are carnivorous and develop mainly in moss or humus soil.