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Nymphomyia
Nymphomyia is a genus of minute, delicate flies in the family Nymphomyiidae. Adults are characterized by reduced wing venation and reduced mouthparts. Larvae are aquatic and inhabit fast-flowing streams.
Protaxymyja thuja
Protaxymyia thuja is a species of fly in the family Axymyiidae, a small and poorly known family of primitive nematoceran Diptera. The species was described in 2014 by Fitzgerald and Wood. Axymyiid flies are typically associated with decaying wood in forested habitats, though specific details for this species remain limited. The family is considered one of the most basal lineages within the true flies.