Avenaphora is an extinct genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.

[1][2][3] Avenaphora is a Dolichopodidae sensu lato of uncertain affinities.

It was originally placed in the subfamily Microphorinae by Grimaldi and Cumming in 1999, but the authors suggested that it could actually have a closer affinity with Parathalassiinae or Dolichopodidae sensu stricto.

[2] The genus contains two species: This article related to members of the fly family Dolichopodidae is a stub.

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