Desmometopa Loew, 1866
(a genus of free-loader flies)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusDesmometopa (a genus of free-loader flies)
FamilyMILICHIIDAE (free-loader flies)
SuperfamilyCARNOIDEA (a superfamily of acalypterate flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Acalyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Sabrosky, C.W. 1983 A synopsis of the world species of Desmometopa Loew (Diptera, Milichiidae) Contributions of the American Entomological Institute Vol 19 (8).

Desmometopa (a genus of free-loader flies) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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