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Platypezoidea

Index Platypezoidea

The Platypezoidea are a superfamily of true flies of the section Aschiza. [1]

16 relations: Antenna (biology), Aschiza, Family (biology), Fly, Hoverfly, Ironomyiidae, Lonchopteridae, Muscomorpha, Opetiidae, Phoridae, Platypezidae, Pseudacteon, Ptilinum, Pupa, Syrphoidea, Taxonomic rank.

Antenna (biology)

Antennae (singular: antenna), sometimes referred to as "feelers," are paired appendages used for sensing in arthropods.

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Aschiza

The Aschiza are a section of the Brachycera.

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Family (biology)

In biological classification, family (familia, plural familiae) is one of the eight major taxonomic ranks; it is classified between order and genus.

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Fly

True flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- di- "two", and πτερόν pteron "wings".

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Hoverfly

Hoverflies, sometimes called flower flies, or syrphid flies, make up the insect family Syrphidae.

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Ironomyiidae

The Ironomyiidae, or ironic flies, are a small family of insects of the order Diptera.

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Lonchopteridae

The Lonchopteridae (spear-winged flies or pointed-wing flies) are a family of small (2–5 mm), slender, yellow to brownish-black Diptera, occurring all over the world.

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Muscomorpha

The Brachyceran infraorder Muscomorpha is a large and diverse group of flies, containing the bulk of the Brachycera, and, most of the known flies.

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Opetiidae

The Opetiidae or flat-footed flies are members of a family of flies (insects of the Order Diptera).

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Phoridae

The Phoridae are a family of small, hump-backed flies resembling fruit flies.

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Platypezidae

Platypezidae is a family of true flies of the superfamily Platypezoidea.

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Pseudacteon

Pseudacteon is a genus of flies in the family Phoridae.

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Ptilinum

The ptilinum is an eversible pouch on the head, above the base of the antenna in schizophoran flies (a section of muscomorphan and cyclorrhaphan flies).

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Pupa

A pupa (pūpa, "doll"; plural: pūpae) is the life stage of some insects undergoing transformation between immature and mature stages.

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Syrphoidea

The Syrphoidea are a superfamily of flies containing only two families under present classification, one of which (Syrphidae) has a great number of the most common and familiar flies.

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Taxonomic rank

In biological classification, taxonomic rank is the relative level of a group of organisms (a taxon) in a taxonomic hierarchy.

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Redirects here:

Flat-footed flies, Flat-footed fly, Phoroidea.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platypezoidea

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