| Neorhynchocephalus volaticus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Nemestrinidae |
| Genus: | Neorhynchocephalus |
| Species: | N. volaticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Neorhynchocephalus volaticus (Williston, 1883) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Neorhynchocephalus volaticus, the tangle-vein fly, is a species of tangle-veined fly in the family Nemestrinidae. [1] [2] [3]
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