Apsilocephalidae
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Apsilocephalidae is a family of flies in the superfamily Asiloidea. The family was proposed in 1991.
Apsilocephalidae are close relatives (sister group) of Therevidae distinguishable by genitalic characters.There are three living and two fossil genera.
Therevoid clade
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References
- Nagatomi, A.; Saigusa, Toyohei; Nagatomi, Hisako & Lyneborg, L. (1991): Apsilocephalidae, a new family of orthorrhaphous Brachycera (Insecta, Diptera). Zoological Science (Tokyo) 8(3): 579-591.
- Nagatomi, A.; Saigusa, T.; Nagatomi, H. & Lyneborg, L.. 1991. The systematic position of the Apsilocephalidae, Rhagionempididae, Protempididae, Hilarimorphidae, Vermileonidae and some genera of Bombyliidae (Insecta, Diptera). Zool. Science 8:593-607.
- The genitalia of the Apsilocephalidae (Diptera). Japanese Journal of Entomology. 59. 409-423.
External links
Data related to Apsilocephalidae at Wikispecies- TOL
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