Helosciomyzidae
| Helosciomyzidae | |
|---|---|
| Xenosciomyza turbotti | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Superfamily: | Sciomyzoidea |
| Family: | Helosciomyzidae Steyskal, 1965 |
| Genera | |
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The Helosciomyzidae are a small family of flies found exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere. With the exception of the South American genus Sciogriphoneura, helosciomyzids occur only in Australia and New Zealand (including The Snares and the Auckland Islands).