Muscoidea (Noun)
Meaning
Two-winged flies especially the families: Muscidae; Gasterophilidae; Calliphoridae; Tachinidae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Muscoidea, a large infraorder of flies, includes several medically and economically significant species.
- The flies belonging to Muscoidea infraorder can be further divided into several families including Calliphoridae, Tachinidae, and Muscidae.
- Muscoidea order consists of two-winged flies also known as calyptrate flies or higher flies due to their characteristic wing shape and vein pattern.
- Tachinidae family, in the Muscoidea infraorder, primarily consists of parasitic species that feed on other arthropods for their larval development.
- Flies in the infraorder Muscoidea, especially Gasterophilidae and Calliphoridae families, can often transmit and spread various diseases to humans and animals.