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Calyptratae is a
subsection of
Schizophora in the
insect order Diptera,
commonly referred to as the
calyptrate muscoids (or
simply calyptrates). It consists...
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Oestroidea is a
superfamily of
Calyptratae including the blow flies, bot flies,
flesh flies, and
their relatives. It
occurs worldwide and has
about 15...
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Muscoidea is a
superfamily of
flies in the
subsection Calyptratae. Muscoidea, with
approximately 7000
described species, is
nearly 5% of the
known species...
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informally as the
acalyptrate muscoids, or acalyptrates, as
opposed to the
Calyptratae. All
forms of the name
refer to the lack of
calypters in the members...
- The higher-level
classification of the
insect order Diptera is in a
constant state of flux, and over the last
several decades, a vast
number of
names have...
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based on the
FLYTREE project.
Abbreviations used in the cladogram: Cal=
Calyptratae Cyc=Cyclorrhapha Ere=Eremoneura Mus=Muscomorpha Sch=Schizophora Flies...
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Acalyptratae Calyptratae...
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Eremoneura (unranked):
Cyclorrhapha Section:
Schizophora Subsection:
Calyptratae Superfamily:
Oestroidea Family:
Oestridae Leach, 1815
Subfamilies Cuterebrinae...
- takeoff,
whereas non-
Calyptratae flies do not.
Calyptratae flies are able to take off
around five
times faster than
other flies.
Calyptratae flies lacking halteres...
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Acalyptratae Calyptratae...
