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 genetalic characters.There are three living and two fossil species
.
Fly
True flies are insects of the order Diptera . They possess a pair of wings on the mesothorax and a pair of halteres, derived from the hind wings, on the metathorax...
in the superfamily Asiloidea
Asiloidea
Asiloidea is a very large cosmopolitan superfamily of Diptera. The former infraorder Asilomorpha is paraphyletic and thus not a natural group; as its type taxon the Asiloidea would still belong there in any case, but current knowledge of brachyceran relationships would make it monotypic: the...
. The family was proposed in 1991.
Apsilocephalidae are close relatives (sister group) of Therevidae
Therevidae
Therevidae are a family of Diptera Asiloidea commonly known as stiletto flies. The family contains about 1,600 described species worldwide, most diverse in arid and semi-arid regions with sandy soils...
distinguishable by genetalic characters.There are three living and two fossil species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
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