Oestroidea

Oestroidea is a superfamily of Calyptratae including the blow flies, bot flies, flesh flies, and their relatives.[1][2]

Oestroidea
Sarcophaga Bercaea2.jpg
Sarcophaga bercaea (Sarcophagidae)
Scientific classificatione
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Diptera
(unranked):Eremoneura
(unranked):Cyclorrhapha
Section:Schizophora
Subsection:Calyptratae
Superfamily:Oestroidea
Families

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The superfamily includes the families:

  • Calliphoridae
  • Mesembrinellidae (formerly included in Calliphoridae)
  • Mystacinobiidae
  • Oestridae
  • Polleniidae (formerly included in Calliphoridae)
  • Rhiniidae (formerly included in Calliphoridae)
  • Rhinophoridae
  • Sarcophagidae
  • Tachinidae
  • Ulurumyiidae[3]
Mesembrinella caenozoica holotype male, fossil in Dominican amber

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