Homalocephala

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Homalocephala
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Homalocephala albitarsis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Ulidiidae
Subfamily: Ulidiinae
Tribe: Seiopterini
Genus: Homalocephala
Zetterstedt, 1838

Homalocephala is a genus of picture-winged flies in the family Ulidiidae.

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