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Cyclorrhapha

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taxon links [up-->]Schizophora [up-->]Ironomyiidae [up-->]Lonchopteridae [up-->]Pipunculidae [up-->]Syrphidae [up-->]Opetiidae Monophyly UncertainPhylogenetic position of group is uncertain[down<--]Brachycera Interpreting the tree
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Tree adapted from McAlpine and Woods 1989; Brown 1992; Cumming et al. 1995; Disney 2001.

Containing group: Brachycera

References

Brown, B. V. 1992. Generic revision of Phoridae of the Nearctic region and phylogenetic classification of Phoridae, Sciadoceridae and Ironomyiidae (Diptera: Phoridea). Mem. Entomol. Soc. Can. 164:1–144.

Cumming, J.M., B.J. Sinclair, and D.M. Wood. 1995. Homology and phylogenetic implications of male genitalia in Diptera- Eremoneura. Entomol. Scand. 26:120–151.

Disney, R. H. L. 2001. Sciadoceridae (Diptera) reconsidered. Frag. Faun. 44:309–317

Ferrar, P. 1987. A guide to the breeding habits and immature stages of Diptera Cyclorrhapha. Entomonogr. 8:1-907.

Griffiths, G. C. D. 1994. Relationships among the major subgroups of Brachycera (Diptera): A critical review. Can. Entomol. 126:861-880.

King, D. G. 1991. The origin of an organ: Phylogenetic analysis of evolutionary innovation in the digestive tract of flies (Insecta: Diptera). Evolution 45:568-588.

McAlpine, J. F., B. V. Peterson, G. E. Shewell, H. J. Teskey, J. R. Vockeroth, and D. M. Wood (eds.). 1981, 1987. Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Vol. 1 and 2. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Monographs 27 and 28.

McAlpine, J.F. and D.M. Wood (eds.). Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Vol. 3. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Monograph 32.

Sinclair, B. J. 1992. A phylogenetic interpretation of the Brachycera (Diptera) based on the larval mandible and associated mouthpart structures. Syst. Entomol. 17:233-252.

Vossbrinck, C. R. & S. Friedman. 1989. A 28s ribosomal RNA phylogeny of certain cyclorrhaphous Diptera based upon a hypervariable region. Syst. Entomol. 14(4): 417-431.

Wada, S. 1991. Morphological evidence for the direct sister group relationship between the Schizophora and the Syrphoidea (Aschiza) in the phylogenetic systematics of the Cyclorrhapha (Diptera: Brachycera). J. Nat. Hist. 25:531-1570.

Wiegmann, B.M., C. Mitter, and F.C. Thompson. 1993. Evolutionary origin of the Cyclorrhapha (Diptera): tests of alternative morphological hypotheses. Cladistics 9:41-81.

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Scientific Name Ceratitis capitata
Location United States
Comments A common name for this organism is fruit fly.
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source 1317083
Source Collection Bugwood Network/Forestry Images
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License - Version 3.0.
Copyright © USDA ARS Photo Unit, USDA Agricultural Research Service, United States
Scientific Name Toxomerus marginatus
Location North Carolina, United States
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source #1366029
Source Collection Bugwood Network/Forestry Images
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License - Version 3.0.
Copyright © Susan Ellis
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