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Diptera Classification
Diptera (2)
Brachycera (7)
Asiloidea (11)
Cyclorrhapha (4)
Empidoidea (8)
Nemestrinoidea (2)
Stratiomyomorpha (3)
Tabanomorpha (7)
Xylophagomorpha (1)
Nematocera (7)
Oestridae
Nomenclature
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Unranked: SchizophoraUnranked: Calyptratae
Family:
Oestridae
Usage:
valid
Vernacular names:
SUMMARY
Medium-sized to very large heavy-bodied flies, 9-25 mm long, with small, compact, or atrophied mouthparts, small antennae, and pilose setae-less body. Some species resemble honey, carpenter, or bumble bees. (Wood 1987)
