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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae"

"Acalyptratae"

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Internet References
Waved Light Fly - Pyrgota undata - male Picture Wing Fly - Delphinia picta Stilt-legged Fly - Rainieria antennaepes - female Fly Seeks ID, #2 - Odontoloxozus longicornis Handsome Little Fly - Minettia lupulina Fruit Fly? - Drosophila immigrans Thick-Headed Fly #1 - Physocephala marginata - male Marsh Fly - Sepedon Frit Fly - Thaumatomyia glabra - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon "Acalyptratae"
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
A very diverse paraphyletic group
Identification
Antennae 3-segmented, with an arista. Lack the enlarged lower calypter, longitudinal suture on second antennal segment, and greater ampulla that characterize the Calyptratae.
Internet References
list of superfamilies and families
Contributed by Joel Kits on 14 April, 2005 - 7:33pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Robin McLeod, Keith Bayless, v belov, edanko, Chris Angell
Last updated 20 November, 2024 - 11:18am

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