Acalyptratae
(acalypterate flies)

Acalyptratae (acalypterate flies) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Acalyptratae (acalypterate flies) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
CARNOIDEA
a superfamily of acalypterate flies
Superfamily 19 subtaxa 27 trophisms 25 references
CONOPOIDEA
thick-headed flies
Superfamily 12 subtaxa 44 trophisms 14 references
DIOPSOIDEA
psilid, megamerinid, Tanypezid & strongylophthalmid flies
Superfamily 4 subtaxa 22 trophisms 3 references
EPHYDROIDEA
fruit and shore flies
Superfamily 38 subtaxa 71 trophisms 43 references
LAUXANIOIDEA
a superfamily of acalypterate flies
Superfamily 15 subtaxa 2 trophisms 24 references
NERIOIDEA
stilt flies
Superfamily 2 subtaxa 5 references
OPOMYZOIDEA
a superfamily of acalypterate flies
Superfamily 322 subtaxa 1,179 trophisms 110 references
SCIOMYZOIDEA
snail-killing, lesser dung & kelp flies
Superfamily 9 subtaxa 5 trophisms 24 references
SPHAEROCEROIDEA
a superfamily of acalypterate flies
Superfamily 31 subtaxa 12 trophisms 36 references
TEPHRITOIDEA
lance and picture-wing flies
Superfamily 88 subtaxa 451 trophisms 69 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
Section Acalyptratae (acalypterate flies)
InfraorderMuscomorpha (hover, scuttle, acalypterate, dung, house & parasitoid flies, blue/green bottles)
SuborderBRACHYCERA (short-horned 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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Acalyptratae (acalypterate flies)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Séguy, E. 1934 Diptère (Brachycéres) (Muscidae Acalypterae et Scatophagidae) Faune de France, Faune No 28, 867pp, Fédération Française des Sociétés de Science Naturel

Acalyptratae (acalypterate flies) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Acalyptratae (acalypterate flies):

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