Definition of Muscoidea. Meaning of Muscoidea. Synonyms of Muscoidea

- Muscoidea is a superfamily of flies in the subsection Calyptratae. Muscoidea, with approximately 7000 described species, is nearly 5% of the known species...
- technically the term "muscoid" should be limited to flies in the superfamily Muscoidea; this is an example of informal, historical usage persisting in the vernacular...
- considered the sister group to Muscoidea. A 2012 molecular analysis placed the superfamily within a paraphyletic Muscoidea, and also confirmed the monophyly...
- this group, or about 12% of all the flies yet described. Superfamily Muscoidea Anthomyiidae - cabbage flies Fanniidae Muscidae - house flies Scathophagidae...
- The Scathophagidae are a small family of Muscoidea which are often known as dung flies, although this name is not appropriate except for a few species...
- Muscidae are a family of flies found in the superfamily Muscoidea. Muscidae, some of which are commonly known as house flies or stable flies due to their...
- Ephydroidea Superfamily Carnoidea Subsection Calyptratae Superfamily Muscoidea Superfamily Oestroidea Superfamily Hippoboscoidea The Tree of Life Web...
- Muscoidea (house flies, dung flies, etc) Oestroidea (blow flies, flesh flies, etc)...
- around Brazil. Townsend, C.H.T. (1916). "New and noteworthy Brazilian Muscoidea collected by Herbert H. Smith" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum...
- Muscoidea Anthomyiidae (cabbage flies) Fanniidae (little house flies) Muscidae (house flies, stable flies) Scathophagidae (dung flies) Oestroidea Calliphoridae...