Tephritoidea
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The Tephritoidea are a superfamily of flies. The following families are included:
- Lonchaeidae - lance flies
- Pallopteridae - flutter flies
- Piophilidae - skippers
- Platystomatidae - signal flies
- Pyrgotidae
- Richardiidae
- Tephritidae - fruit flies
- Ulidiidae (Otitidae) - picture-winged flies
The Tachiniscinae, formerly ranked as the family Tachiniscidae, are now included in the Tephritidae.
[edit] References
- The Diptera Site: Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) Phylogeny
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