Sciomyzoidea
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Species
Superfamily
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Acalyptratae
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- Sciomyzoidea
- taxon rank
- superfamily
- taxon name
- Sciomyzoidea
- topic's main category
- Category:Sciomyzoidea
- diel cycle
- diurnality
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Sciomyzoidea is a superfamily of Acalyptratae flies.
The families placed here include at least the following: Coelopidae – seaweed flies Dryomyzidae Helcomyzidae Helosciomyzidae Heterocheilidae Huttoninidae Natalimyzidae Phaeomyiidae Ropalomeridae Sciomyzidae – marsh flies, snail-killing flies (including Huttoninidae, Phaeomyiidae, Tetanoceridae) Sepsidae – scavenger flies
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