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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...
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  • 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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    Hippoboscoidea is a superfamily of the Calyptratae. The flies in this superfamily are blood-feeding obligate parasites of their hosts. Four families are...
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    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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    Eremoneura (unranked): Cyclorrhapha Section: Schizophora Subsection: Calyptratae Superfamily: Oestroidea Family: Oestridae Leach, 1815 Subfamilies Cuterebrinae...
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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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    vernacular. The section is divided into two subsections, the Acalyptratae and Calyptratae, which are commonly referred to as acalyptrate muscoids and calyptrate...
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    (2017-08-23). Friedman, Matt (ed.). "First fossil of an oestroid fly (Diptera: Calyptratae: Oestroidea) and the dating of oestroid divergences". PLOS ONE. 12 (8)...
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    characteristic of adult Ephydroidea (shared with their relatives such as Calyptratae) is that the pedicel of the antenna has a dorsoventral seam or incision...
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    Acalyptratae Calyptratae...
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    Acalyptratae Calyptratae...
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    Opomyzoidea Superfamily Ephydroidea Superfamily Carnoidea Subsection Calyptratae Superfamily Muscoidea Superfamily Oestroidea Superfamily Hippoboscoidea...
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    Acalyptratae Calyptratae...
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    Acalyptratae Calyptratae...
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    Eremoneura (unranked): Cyclorrhapha Section: Schizophora Subsection: Calyptratae Superfamily: Hippoboscoidea Family: Glossinidae Theobald, 1903 Genus:...
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    Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Section: Schizophora Subsection: Calyptratae Superfamily: Oestroidea Family: Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834 Subfamilies...
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    Acalyptratae Calyptratae...
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    Acalyptratae Calyptratae...
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    Acalyptratae Calyptratae...
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    Acalyptratae Calyptratae...
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  • Acalyptratae Calyptratae...
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    Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Subsection: Calyptratae Superfamily: Oestroidea Family: Polleniidae Genus: Pollenia Robineau-Desvoidy...
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    Acalyptratae Calyptratae...
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    Acalyptratae Calyptratae...
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    Acalyptratae Calyptratae...
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    Acalyptratae Calyptratae...
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    Acalyptratae Calyptratae...
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