| Scatopsoidea | |
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| Minute black scavenger flies on oxeye daisy. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Suborder: | Nematocera |
| Infraorder: | Bibionomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Scatopsoidea |
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Scatopsoidea is a superfamily of true flies that comprises the families Canthyloscelidae, Scatopsidae, and Valeseguyidae.12 There are about 400 known species worldwide but more may yet to be discovered, especially in the tropics.2
Identification
In Scatopsoidea, the posterior margin of the katepisternum is displaced to a more posterior disposition, causing the pleural suture to be folded. The superfamily also has a well-developed sperm pump and associated apodemes.1
Phylogeny
Based on morphological features, Scatopsidae and Canthyloscelidae are sister groups to each other, and Valeseguyidae is the sister group to them.1
An analysis of nuclear and mitochondrial gene markers supported the monophyly of Scatopsoidea. It also found that this superfamily is the sister group to Bibionomorpha.3
References
References
- De Souza Amorim D, Grimaldi DA (2006). "Valeseguyidae, a new family of Diptera in the Scatopsoidea, with a new genus in Cretaceous amber from Myanmar: Valeseguyidae, fam.n., with a new genus from Myanmar Cretaceous amber". Systematic Entomology. 31 (3): 508–516. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2006.00326.x. S2CID 73583122.
- "Introduction | Scatopsoidea online". scatopsoidea.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- Ševčík J, Kaspřák D, Mantič M, Fitzgerald S, Ševčíková T, Tóthová A, Jaschhof M (2016-10-18). "Molecular phylogeny of the megadiverse insect infraorder Bibionomorpha sensu lato (Diptera)". PeerJ. 4 e2563. doi:10.7717/peerj.2563. PMC 5075709. PMID 27781163.