Paraspiniphora Malloch 1912 (scuttle fly)
Parent taxon: Phoridae according to F. M. Carpenter 1992
Sister taxa: Abaristophora, Aenigmatiinae, Anevrina, Aphiochaeta, Chaetocnemistoptera, Chaetopleurophora, Conicera, Diplonevra, Dohrniphora, Electrophora, Godavaria, Gymnophora, Hypoceridites, Jealia, Metopininae, Phora, Phorinae, Prioriphorinae, Protoplatyphora, Puliciphora, Sciadocerinae, Spiniphora, Triphleba, Xenotriphleba
Subtaxa: Paraspiniphora parvipalpata, Paraspiniphora schmitzi, Paraspiniphora transita
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