| Ptilophyllodromia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Infraorder: | Asilomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Empidoidea |
| Family: | Empididae |
| Subfamily: | Hemerodromiinae |
| Genus: | Ptilophyllodromia Bezzi, 1904 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Ptilophyllodromia biroi | |
Ptilophyllodromia is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
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