Sciomyzoidea
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Sciomyzoidea is a superfamily of Acalyptratae flies.[1][2]
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Sciomyzoidea | |
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Imago of Sepedon sphegea (Sciomyzidae) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Subsection: | Acalyptratae |
Superfamily: | Sciomyzoidea Fallén, 1820 |
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The families placed here include at least the following:[2]
- Coelopidae – seaweed flies
- Dryomyzidae
- Helcomyzidae
- Helosciomyzidae
- Heterocheilidae
- Huttoninidae
- Natalimyzidae
- Phaeomyiidae
- Ropalomeridae
- Sciomyzidae – marsh flies, snail-killing flies (including Huttoninidae, Phaeomyiidae, Tetanoceridae)
- Sepsidae – scavenger flies