Sciomyzoidea
| Sciomyzoidea | |
|---|---|
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| Imago of Sepedon sphegea (Sciomyzidae) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Subsection: | Acalyptratae |
| Superfamily: | Sciomyzoidea Fallén, 1820 |
Sciomyzoidea is a superfamily of Acalyptratae flies.[1][2]
The families placed here include at least the following:[2]
- Coelopidae – seaweed flies
- Dryomyzidae
- Helcomyzidae
- Helosciomyzidae
- Heterocheilidae
- Huttoninidae
- Natalimyzidae
- Phaeomyiidae
- Ropalomeridae
- Sciomyzidae – marsh flies, snail-killing flies (including Huttoninidae, Phaeomyiidae, Tetanoceridae)
- Sepsidae – scavenger flies
References
[edit]- ^ "Sciomyzoidea". New Zealand Organisms Register (NZOR). National Biodiversity Network (NBN). Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Sciomyzoidea". The Diptera Site. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
External links
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