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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.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
(unranked): | Eremoneura |
(unranked): | Cyclorrhapha |
Section: | Schizophora |
Subsection: | Calyptratae |
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About 18,000 described species are in this group, or about 12% of all the flies yet described.[1]