Ephydroidea

Translingual

Ephydra hians, one of the Ephydroidea:

Etymology

From Ephydra +‎ -oidea.

Proper noun

Ephydroidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Diptera – some acalyptrates.

Hypernyms

(superfamily): 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; Schizophora - section; Acalyptrata - subsection

Hyponyms

(superfamily): Curtonotidae (quasimodo flies), Camillidae, Diastatidae (bog flies), Drosophilidae (fruit flies and vinegar flies), Ephydridae (shore flies), Mormotomyiidae (the frightful hairy fly) (families)

Further reading

Ephydroidea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ephydroidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Ephydroidea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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