Prosphyracephala

Prosphyracephala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Section:	Schizophora
Family:	Diopsidae
Genus:	Prosphyracephala; Hennig (1965)

Prosphyracephala is a genus of flies in the family Diopsidae. The genus is presumed to be extinct, and is known only from specimens in Baltic amber.^[1] Among extant taxa Prosphyracephala most closely resembles the genus Sphyracephala.

Described species

Recognised species include:

Prosphyracephala succini Loew 1873
Prosphyracephala kerneggeri Kotrba 2009

References

^ Kotrba, M. (2009): Prosphyracephala kerneggeri spec. nov. (Diptera, Diopsidae) – a new stalk-eyed fly from Baltic amber. – Spixiana 32/2: 187-192. [1]

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[Kotrba-1] Kotrba, M. (2009): Prosphyracephala kerneggeri spec. nov. (Diptera, Diopsidae) – a new stalk-eyed fly from Baltic amber. – Spixiana 32/2: 187-192. [1]

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