MILICHIIDAE
(free-loader flies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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ID refs
Desmometopa
a genus of free-loader flies
Genus 1 ident. refs
Milichiidae (unidentified)
Unidentified Free-loader Flies
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 		Unidentified 3 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyMILICHIIDAE (free-loader flies)
SuperfamilyCARNOIDEA (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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Underwood, R. Key to the Family Milichiidae

MILICHIIDAE (free-loader flies) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for MILICHIIDAE (free-loader flies)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for MILICHIIDAE (free-loader flies)
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