Cyclorrhapha

Translingual

Etymology

Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”) + ῥαφή (rhaphḗ, “seam”)

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 synonymous with the infraorder name Muscomorpha, but designates an undefined taxonomic level (below infraorder).

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
Category:Muscomorpha on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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