Schizophora - Acalyptratae
(an infraorder of flies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
CARNOIDEA
a superfamily of acalypterate flies
Female (Click to open)
 		Superfamily 17 subtaxa 52 images 21 ident. refs
CONOPOIDEA
thick-headed flies
Female (Click to open)
 		Superfamily 11 subtaxa 195 images 13 ident. refs
DIOPSOIDEA
psilid, megamerinid, Tanypezid & strongylophthalmid flies
Female (Click to open)
 		Superfamily 5 subtaxa 45 images 3 ident. refs
EPHYDROIDEA
fruit and shore flies
(Click to open)
 		Superfamily 35 subtaxa 281 images 39 ident. refs
LAUXANIOIDEA
a superfamily of acalypterate flies
Female (Click to open)
 		Superfamily 25 subtaxa 222 images 19 ident. refs
NERIOIDEA
stilt flies
Female (Click to open)
 		Superfamily 5 subtaxa 50 images 5 ident. refs
OPOMYZOIDEA
a superfamily of acalypterate flies
Female (Click to open)
 		Superfamily 85 subtaxa 556 images 98 ident. refs
SCIOMYZOIDEA
snail-killing, lesser dung & kelp flies
Male (Click to open)
 		Superfamily 40 subtaxa 605 images 15 ident. refs
SPHAEROCEROIDEA
a superfamily of acalypterate flies
Male (Click to open)
 		Superfamily 26 subtaxa 231 images 24 ident. refs
TEPHRITOIDEA
lance and picture-wing flies
Female (Click to open)
 		Superfamily 67 subtaxa 1,219 images 54 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)

Schizophora - Acalyptratae (an infraorder of flies) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Schizophora - Acalyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1,815 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Schizophora - Acalyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
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