Cyclorrhapha

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Proper noun

Cyclorrhapha

A taxonomic group within the order Diptera – flies that emerge from a puparium through a distinctively configured opening.

Usage notes

In taxonomic classification, Cyclorrhapha is effectively synonomous with the infraorder name Muscomorpha, but designates an undefined taxonomic level (below infraorder). For more, see Talk:Brachycera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Synonyms

(taxon): Muscomorpha

Hypernyms

(group): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Diptera - order; Brachycera - suborder; Muscomorpha - infraorder

Hyponyms

(group): Aschiza, Schizophora - sections

References

Cyclorrhapha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Muscomorpha on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Muscomorpha on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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