Biology:Scatopsoidea
| Scatopsoidea | |
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| Minute black scavenger flies on oxeye daisy. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Suborder: | Nematocera |
| Infraorder: | Bibionomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Scatopsoidea |
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Scatopsoidea is a superfamily of true flies that comprises the families Canthyloscelidae, Scatopsidae, and Valeseguyidae.[1][2] There are about 400 known species worldwide but more may yet to be discovered, especially in the tropics.[2]
Identification
In Scatopsoidea, the posterior margin of the katepisternum is displaced to a more posterior disposition, causing the pleural suture to be folded. The superfamily also has a well-developed sperm pump and associated apodemes.[1]
Phylogeny
Based on morphological features, Scatopsidae and Canthyloscelidae are sister groups to each other, and Valeseguyidae is the sister group to them.[1]
An analysis of nuclear and mitochondrial gene markers supported the monophyly of Scatopsoidea. It also found that this superfamily is the sister group to Bibionomorpha.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Valeseguyidae, a new family of Diptera in the Scatopsoidea, with a new genus in Cretaceous amber from Myanmar: Valeseguyidae, fam.n., with a new genus from Myanmar Cretaceous amber" (in en). Systematic Entomology 31 (3): 508–516. 2006. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2006.00326.x. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-3113.2006.00326.x.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Introduction | Scatopsoidea online". https://scatopsoidea.myspecies.info/node/1.
- ↑ "Molecular phylogeny of the megadiverse insect infraorder Bibionomorpha sensu lato (Diptera)". PeerJ 4: e2563. 2016-10-18. doi:10.7717/peerj.2563. PMID 27781163.
Wikidata ☰ Q3951739 entry
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