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{{short description|Infraorder of flies}}
{{Paraphyletic group
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| image = Bombyliid_7294.jpg
| image_upright = 0.9
| image_caption = ''[[Lepidophora]]'' sp. ([[Bombyliidae]]) on ''[[Bidens laevis]]''
| taxon = Asilomorpha
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| subdivision_ranks = Superfamilies
| includes = 
'''Superfamilies'''
:[[Asiloidea]]
:[[Empidoidea]] 
:[[Nemestrinoidea]]
|excludes =
:[[Muscomorpha]]
}}
The [[Brachycera]]n infraorder '''Asilomorpha''' is a large and diverse group of flies, containing the bulk of the non[[Muscomorpha|muscoid]] Brachycera.<ref>{{BioLib|id549345}}</ref><ref>Grootaert, P.; De Bruyn, L.; De Meyer, M. (1991). Catalogue of the Diptera of Belgium. Studiedocumenten van het K.B.I.N. = Documents de Travail de l'I.R.Sc.N.B., 70. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussel. 338</ref> The [[larva]]e of asilomorphs are extremely diverse in habits, as well.

==Classification==
In most modern classifications, the infraorder Asilomorpha is not recognized, as it is [[paraphyletic]]; the [[Empidoidea]] are the [[sister taxon]] to the [[Muscomorpha]] (used here in the same sense as the traditional [[Cyclorrhapha]], not following the [[Tree of Life Web Project]] system in this one instance). However, these modern classifications are not Linnaean, and - while relatively easy to visualize on a phylogenetic tree diagram - do not lend themselves to any classification that uses Linnaean ranks (''see'' [[Talk:Brachycera|discussion]] ''for details''). Also, some classifications place the [[Nemestrinoidea]] within the Tabanomorpha, though this is not widely accepted.

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tolweb.org/Brachycera/10500 The Tree of Life Web Project: Brachycera]

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