Calyptratae
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Calyptratae is a subsection of Schizophora in the insect order Diptera, commonly referred to as the calyptrate muscoids (or simply calyptrates). It consists of those flies which possess a calypter that covers the halteres, among which are some of the most familiar of all flies, such as the house fly.
- Subsection Calyptratae
- *Superfamily Muscoidea
- **Anthomyiidae - cabbage flies
- **Fanniidae
- **Muscidae - house flies
- **Scathophagidae - dung flies
- *Superfamily Oestroidea
- **Calliphoridae
- **Mystacinobiidae
- **Oestridae
- **Rhinophoridae
- **Sarcophagidae
- **Tachinidae
- *Superfamily Hippoboscoidea
- **Glossinidae
- **Hippoboscidae
- **Mormotomyiidae
- **Nycteribiidae
- **Streblidae
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