LAUXANIOIDEA
(a superfamily of acalypterate flies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
CHAMAEMYIIDAE
silverflies
Female (Click to open)
 		Family 5 subtaxa 12 images 8 ident. refs
LAUXANIIDAE
lauxaniid flies
Female (Click to open)
 		Family 20 subtaxa 210 images 11 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SuperfamilyLAUXANIOIDEA (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)

LAUXANIOIDEA (a superfamily of acalypterate flies) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for LAUXANIOIDEA (a superfamily of acalypterate flies)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for LAUXANIOIDEA (a superfamily of acalypterate flies)
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