Ephydroidea

Translingual

Ephydra hians, one of the Ephydroidea:

Etymology

From Ephydra +‎ -oidea.

Proper noun

Ephydroidea

1. A taxonomic superfamily within the order Diptera – some acalyptrates.

Hypernyms

• (superfamily): 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; Acalyptrata - subsection

Hyponyms

• (superfamily): Curtonotidae (quasimodo flies), Camillidae, Diastatidae (bog flies), Drosophilidae (fruit flies and vinegar flies), Ephydridae (shore flies), Mormotomyiidae (the frightful hairy fly) (families)

Further reading

• Ephydroidea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ephydroidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Ephydroidea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons