Culcua is a genus of
flies in the family
Stratiomyidae.[2] that are found only in the
Indomalayan realm. About eleven species have been described. They have a disc-shaped flagellum to the antenna and have a arista or hair arising from it. The scutellum typically has four strong spines and the abdomen is nearly spherical
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