Muscomorpha
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Diopsoidea
Diopsoidea is a small but diverse superfamily of acalyptrate muscoid flies with cosmopolitan distribution, particularly abundant in tropical regions. The group has experienced taxonomic revision, with Strongylophthalmyiidae and Tanypezidae now placed in Nerioidea. The superfamily includes families such as Diopsidae (stalk-eyed flies), Psilidae, and Syringogastridae.
Eccoptomera aldrichi
Eccoptomera aldrichi is a species of fly in the family Heleomyzidae, described by Czerny in 1928. The genus Eccoptomera belongs to the diverse group of muscoid flies within the order Diptera. Members of Heleomyzidae are generally small to medium-sized flies associated with decaying organic matter. Specific biological details for this species remain poorly documented in available literature.
Platypezoidea
Platypezoidea is a superfamily of true flies within the section Aschiza of the suborder Brachycera. Adults lack the ptilinum—a sac-like structure used by Schizophora to emerge from the puparium—and therefore do not possess the characteristic inverted-U-shaped ptilinal suture above the antennae. The superfamily contains five families: Phoridae (coffin and scuttle flies), Opetiidae (flat-footed flies), Ironomyiidae (ironic flies), Lonchopteridae (spear-winged or pointed-wing flies), and Platypezidae (flat-footed flies). Some classifications separate Ironomyiidae, Lonchopteridae, and Phoridae as the distinct superfamily Phoroidea.