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Acalyptrata (acalypterate flies)

Sets of Photographs

These relate to individual finds ("biological records") of the organism.

Taxon Summary # images # photos Date Vice-county Country
Acalyptrata? Imago 5 5 19 May 2007 West Norfolk England

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #microphotos #refs
Superfamily CARNOIDEA (a superfamily of acalypterate flies) 10        
Family BRAULIDAE (bee lice)         2
Family CANACIDAE (a family of flies)         1
Family CARNIIDAE (a family of flies)         1
Family CHLOROPIDAE (chloropid flies) 5 5 22 1 8
Family MILICHIIDAE (a family of flies)         1
Family TETHINIDAE (a family of flies)         1
Superfamily CONOPOIDEA (thick-headed flies) 5        
Family CONOPIDAE (thick-headed flies) 5 49 50   3
Superfamily DIOPSOIDEA (psilid, megamerinid, Tanypezid & strongylophthalmid flies) 3        
Family PSILIDAE (carrot rust fly etc) 3   16   2
Superfamily EPHYDROIDEA (fruit and shore flies) 18        
Family CAMILLIDAE (a family of flies) 1       3
Family DIASTATIDAE (a family of flies) 2       2
Family DROSOPHILIDAE (fruit or vinegar flies) 11   23 63 20
Family EPHYDRIDAE (shore flies) 4   23 19 5
Superfamily LAUXANIOIDEA (a superfamily of acalypterate flies) 14        
Family CHAMAEMYIIDAE (a family of flies) 1   1   3
Family LAUXANIIDAE (lauxaniid flies) 13 1 117 15 9
Superfamily NERIOIDEA (stilt flies) 3        
Family MICROPEZIDAE (stilt flies) 3 3     2
Superfamily OPOMYZOIDEA (a superfamily of acalypterate flies) 41 130 250 16 39
Superfamily SCIOMYZOIDEA (snail-killing, lesser dung & kelp flies) 24        
Family COELOPIDAE (kelp or wrack flies) 1 10     1
Family DRYOMYZIDAE (a family of flies) 4 12 19   6
Family SCIOMYZIDAE (snail-killing flies) 17 13 172   4
Family SEPSIDAE (a family of lesser dung flies) 2 11 6 6 2
Superfamily SPHAEROCEROIDEA (a superfamily of acalypterate flies) 12 14 37 6 20
Superfamily TEPHRITOIDEA (lance and picture-wing flies) 35 174 327 24 29

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Séguy, E., 1934 Diptère (Brachycéres) (Muscidae Acalypterae et Scatophagidae)

BioInfo BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 17 general literature references to Acalyptrata (acalypterate flies)

Acalyptrata may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
INSECTA
(insects)
DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)

BioInfo BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1580 feeding and other relationships of Acalyptrata (acalypterate flies)

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