Calyptratae
Translingual edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek κᾰλύπτρα (kalúptra, “hood”), from κᾰλύπτω (kalúptō, “I cover”).
Proper noun edit
Calyptratae
- A taxonomic subsection within the order Diptera – flies that have a calypter that covers the halteres.
Hypernyms edit
- (subsection): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Diptera - order; Brachycera - suborder; Muscomorpha - infraorder; Schizophora - section
Hyponyms edit
- (subsection): Hippoboscoidea, Muscoidea, Oestroidea (superfamilies)
References edit
Calyptratae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Calyptratae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
