| Helosciomyzidae | |
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| Xenosciomyza turbotti | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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).[1]
- ^ Barnes, Jeffrey K. (15 April 2016). "Australasian/Oceanian Diptera Catalog – Web Version". Hawaii: Hawaii Biological Survey. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2023.