Calyptratae
Encyclopedia
Calyptratae is a subsection of Schizophora
in the insect
order Diptera
, commonly referred to as the calyptrate muscoids (or simply calyptrates). It consists of those flies which possess a calypter
that covers the halteres, among which are some of the most familiar of all flies, such as the house fly.
Schizophora
Schizophora is a section of true flies containing 78 families, which are collectively referred to as muscoids, even though - technically - the term "muscoid" should be limited to flies in the superfamily Muscoidea; this is an example of informal, historical usage persisting in the vernacular...
in the insect
Insect
Insects are a class of living creatures within the arthropods that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body , three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae...
order Diptera
Diptera
Diptera , or true flies, is the order of insects possessing only a single pair of wings on the mesothorax; the metathorax bears a pair of drumstick like structures called the halteres, the remnants of the hind wings. It is a large order, containing an estimated 240,000 species, although under half...
, commonly referred to as the calyptrate muscoids (or simply calyptrates). It consists of those flies which possess a calypter
Calypter
A calypter is either of two posterior lobes of the posterior margin of the forewing of flies between the extreme posterior wing base and the alula, which covers the halteres....
that covers the halteres, among which are some of the most familiar of all flies, such as the house fly.
Subsection
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- Superfamily MuscoideaMuscoideaMuscoidea is a superfamily of flies in the subsection Calyptratae....
- AnthomyiidaeAnthomyiidaeAnthomyiidae is a large and diverse family of Muscoidea flies. Name came from Greek "anthos" + "myia" . Some species are commonly called "root-maggots", as the larvae are found in the stems and roots of various plants...
- cabbage flies - FanniidaeFanniidaeThe Fanniidae are a small group of true flies largely confined to the Holarctic and temperate Neotropical regions.There are 11 Afrotropical species, 29 Oriental, and 14 Australasian. See Biogeographic Regions....
- MuscidaeMuscidaeMuscidae are a family of flies found in the superfamily Muscoidea. The apical segment of the antennae of Muscidae are plumose, and the basal portion is smooth....
- house flies - ScathophagidaeScathophagidaeThe Scathophagidae is a small family of Muscoidea which are often known as "Dung-flies" although this name is not appropriate except for a few species of the genus Scathophaga which do indeed pass their larval stages in animal dung. The name probably derives from the "Common Yellow Dung-fly", S...
- dung flies
- Anthomyiidae
- Superfamily OestroideaOestroideaOestroidea is a superfamily of Calyptratae....
- Calliphoridae
- Mystacinobiidae
- Oestridae
- RhinophoridaeRhinophoridaeRhinophoridae are a small family of flies with around 500 species. Rhinophoridae are found in all zoogeographic regions except Australasia and Oceania but mainly in the Palaearctic and Afrotropical regions....
- Sarcophagidae
- TachinidaeTachinidaeTachinidae is a large and rather variable family of true flies within the insect order Diptera, with more than 8,200 known species and many more to be discovered. There are over 1300 species in North America. Insects in this family are commonly called tachina flies or simply tachinids...
- Superfamily HippoboscoideaHippoboscoideaHippoboscoidea is a superfamily of Calyptratae. The flies in this superfamily are blood-feeding obligate parasites of their hosts. Five families are often placed here:* Glossinidae* Hippoboscidae...
- Glossinidae
- HippoboscidaeHippoboscidaeHippoboscidae, the louse flies or keds are obligate parasites of mammals and birds. In this family there are winged species which can fly at least reasonably well, as well as others with vestigial or no wings which are flightless and highly apomorphic...
- MormotomyiidaeMormotomyiidaeThe family Mormotomyiidae contains only one known species, Mormotomyia hirsuta, commonly known as the Frightful Hairy Fly, which is found in Kenya...
- NycteribiidaeNycteribiidaeNycteribiidae of the true fly superfamily Hippoboscoidea are known as "bat flies", together with their close relatives the Streblidae. As the latter do not seem to be a monophyletic group, it is conceivable to unite all bat flies in a single family....
- StreblidaeStreblidaeStreblidae are flies in the superfamily Hippoboscoidea, and together with their relatives the Nycteribiidae are known as "bat flies". They are winged or wingless ectoparasites of bats, and often have long legs...
- Superfamily Muscoidea