Sciomyzoidea
Encyclopedia
Sciomyzoidea is a superfamily
of Acalyptratae
flies
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The families
placed here are:
Taxonomic rank
In biological classification, rank is the level in a taxonomic hierarchy. Examples of taxonomic ranks are species, genus, family, and class. Each rank subsumes under it a number of less general categories...
of Acalyptratae
Acalyptratae
Acalyptratae is a subsection of Schizophora, commonly referred to as the acalyptrate muscoids . It is a very large assemblage, exhibiting very diverse habits, with one notable and perhaps surprising exception; there are no known acalyptrates that are obligate blood-feeders , though this is a life...
flies
Fly
True flies are insects of the order Diptera . They possess a pair of wings on the mesothorax and a pair of halteres, derived from the hind wings, on the metathorax...
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The families
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
placed here are:
- CoelopidaeCoelopidaeCoelopidae or kelp flies are a family of Acalyptratae Diptera, they are sometimes also called seaweed flies, though this term is used for a number of seashore diptera...
– seaweed flies - DryomyzidaeDryomyzidaeDryomyzidae is a small family of flies.There are about 22 species in 6 genera Dryomyzidae are mostly found in the Holarctic Region although some are found in the Southern Hemisphere....
- HelosciomyzidaeHelosciomyzidaeHelosciomyzidae is a very small family of flies. They comprise nine genera and 22 species.-Distribution:All are know from the Southern Hemisphere. With the exception of the South American genus Sciogriphoneura the family occurs in Australia, New Zealand.-Classification:*Cobergius Barnes, 1981*C....
(sometimes in Sciomyzidae) - Ropalomeridae
- Heterocheilidae
- SepsidaeSepsidaeSepsidae are a family of flies, commonly called the black scavenger flies or ensign flies. There are approximately 250 species worldwide. They are usually found around dung or decaying plant and animal material. Many species resemble ants having a "waist" and glossy black body...
– scavenger flies - SciomyzidaeSciomyzidaeThe family Sciomyzidae belongs to the typical flies of the order Diptera. They are commonly called marsh flies, and in some cases snail-killing flies due to the food of their larvae....
– marsh flies, snail-killing flies (including Huttoninidae, Phaeomyiidae, Tetanoceridae)