Tephritoidea
Tephritoidea | |
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Female Physiphora alceae | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Euarthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Subsection: | Acalyptratae |
Superfamily: | Tephritoidea |
Families | |
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The Tephritoidea are a superfamily of flies. The following families are included:
- Pallopteridae — flutter flies
- Piophilidae — skippers
- Platystomatidae — signal flies
- Pyrgotidae
- Richardiidae
- Tephritidae — fruit flies
- Ulidiidae (Otitidae) — picture-winged flies
The Tachiniscinae, formerly ranked as the family Tachiniscidae, are now included in the Tephritidae.
References
- The Diptera Site: Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) Phylogeny
External links
- "Tephritoidea". Atlas of Living Australia.
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