| Apsilocephala | |
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| male specimen of Apsilocephala, from Nevada, USA | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Apsilocephalidae |
| Genus: | Apsilocephala Kröber, 1914 |
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