Calyptratae
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Calyptratae is a subsection of Schizophora in the insect order Diptera, commonly referred to as the calyptrate muscoids (or simply calyptrates). It consists of those flies which possess a calypter that covers the halteres, among which are some of the most familiar of all flies, such as the house fly.
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- Superfamily Muscoidea
- Anthomyiidae - cabbage flies
- Fanniidae
- Muscidae - house flies
- Scathophagidae - dung flies
- Superfamily Oestroidea
- Calliphoridae
- Mystacinobiidae
- Oestridae
- Rhinophoridae
- Sarcophagidae
- Tachinidae
- Superfamily Hippoboscoidea
- Superfamily Muscoidea
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