Cyclorrhapha

Translingual

Etymology

Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”) + ῥαφή (rhaphḗ, “seam”)

Proper noun

Cyclorrhapha

1. A taxonomic group within the order Diptera – flies that emerge from a puparium through a distinctively configured opening.

Usage notes

In taxonomic classification, Cyclorrhapha is effectively synonymous with the infraorder name Muscomorpha, but designates an undefined taxonomic level (below infraorder).

Synonyms

• (taxon): Muscomorpha

Hypernyms

• (group): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Diptera – order; Brachycera - suborder; Muscomorpha - infraorder

Hyponyms

• (group): Aschiza, Schizophora - sections

References

• Cyclorrhapha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Muscomorpha on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Muscomorpha on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons