Muscoidea Explained
Muscoidea is a superfamily of flies in the subsection Calyptratae. Muscoidea, with approximately 7000 described species, is nearly 5% of the known species level diversity of the Diptera, the true flies. Most muscoid flies are saprophagous, coprophagous or necrophagous as larvae, but some species are parasitic, predatory, or phytophagous.[1] In September 2008, a study was done on the superfamily using both nucleic and mitochondrial DNA and the conclusion suggested that Muscoidea may actually be paraphyletic.[2]
Notes and References
- Ding. Shuangmei. Li. Xuankun. Wang. Ning. Cameron. Stephen L.. Mao. Meng. Wang. Yuyu. Xi. Yuqiang. Yang. Ding. 2015-07-30. The Phylogeny and Evolutionary Timescale of Muscoidea (Diptera: Brachycera: Calyptratae) Inferred from Mitochondrial Genomes. PLOS ONE. en. 10. 7. e0134170. 10.1371/journal.pone.0134170. 1932-6203. 4520480. 26225760. 2015PLoSO..1034170D. free.
- Kutty . Sujatha Narayanan . Pape . Thomas . Pont . Adrian . Wiegmann . Brian . Meier . Rudolf . The Muscoidea (Diptera: Calyptratae) are paraphyletic: Evidence from four mitochondrial and four nuclear genes . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . September 2008 . 49 . 2 . 639–652 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.08.012 . 18793735 . 3 July 2020.