Trichonta

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Trichonta
Temporal range: Eocene–recent
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Trichonta inside Jack in the pulpit flower
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Mycetophilidae
Genus: Trichonta
Winnertz, 1863
Species
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Trichonta is a genus of flies belonging to the family Mycetophilidae. [1]

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution. [1]

Species: [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Trichonta Winnertz, 1863". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  2. "Trichonta Winnertz (fungus gnat)". Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.