SPHAEROCEROIDEA
(a superfamily of acalypterate flies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
images
No of
ID refs
Family 1 subtaxa 3 ident. refs
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Family 11 subtaxa 117 images 8 ident. refs
Male (Click to open)
Family 14 subtaxa 114 images 13 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SuperfamilySPHAEROCEROIDEA (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)

SPHAEROCEROIDEA (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 SPHAEROCEROIDEA (a superfamily of acalypterate flies)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 12 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for SPHAEROCEROIDEA (a superfamily of acalypterate flies)
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