Family Phoridae Newman 1834 (scuttle fly)

Insecta - Diptera - Phoridae

Full reference: E. Newman. 1834. Attempted division of British insect into natural orders. The Entomological Magazine 2:379-431

Parent taxon: Platypezoidea according to B. M. Wiegmann et al. 2011

See also Carpenter 1992

Sister taxa: Ironomyiidae, Lithopetia, Opetiala, Opetiidae, Platypezidae

Subtaxa: Aenigmatias Dohrniphora Electrophora Eophora Euphorida Hypoceridites Jealia Limulomyia Megasella Metopina Pararhoptrocera Paraspiniphora Prioriphorinae Prophora Pseudaenigmatias Sciadocerinae

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Type: Phora

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