Sphyracephala

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Sphyracephala
Sphyracephala hearseiana Udaipur.jpg
, Udaipur, India
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Diopsidae
Genus: Sphyracephala
Say, 1828

Sphyracephala is a genus of stalk-eyed flies in the family Diopsidae.[1] It resembles the presumed extinct genus Prosphyracephala, known from Baltic amber.

Species[]

  • (Westwood, 1844)
  • Rondani, 1873
  • Papp & Foldvari, 1997
  • Loew, 1873

References[]

  1. ^ Papp, L; Földvári, M (1997). "Sphyracephala europaea sp. n. (Diptera: Diopsidae) from Hungary represents a family new to Europe" (PDF). Folia Entomologica Hungarica. Hungary. 58: 137–146. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
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