OPOMYZOIDEA
(a superfamily of acalypterate flies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
images
No of
ID refs
Family 1 ident. refs
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Family 65 subtaxa 383 images 71 ident. refs
Female (Click to open)
Family 4 subtaxa 16 images 9 ident. refs
Family 1 subtaxa 5 ident. refs
Family 1 ident. refs
Male (Click to open)
Family 3 subtaxa 42 images 3 ident. refs
Family 2 ident. refs
Female (Click to open)
Family 8 subtaxa 115 images 3 ident. refs
Family 3 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SuperfamilyOPOMYZOIDEA (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)

OPOMYZOIDEA (a superfamily of acalypterate flies) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for OPOMYZOIDEA (a superfamily of acalypterate flies)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1,180 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for OPOMYZOIDEA (a superfamily of acalypterate flies)
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