Superfamily Empidoidea

Classification · Internet References · Works Cited

Fly with long legs and hairy third knees

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Orthorrhapha" (Brachycera excluding Aschiza and Schizophora))

Superfamily Empidoidea

Internet References

For the classification into families, subfamilies, tribes, etc. see Sinclair & Cumming (2006). (1)

Works Cited

1.	The morphology, higher level phylogeny and classification of the Empidoidea (Diptera) By Sinclair, B.J. & Cumming, J.M.

Contributed by Joe, Entomologist (in training) on 10 May, 2007 - 1:48am
Additional contributions by Matthias Buck
Last updated 31 March, 2008 - 2:29pm

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