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