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Oestroidea

Insecta - Diptera

Taxonomy
Oestroidea was named by Leach (1815). It is extant.

It was assigned to Calyptratae by Yeates et al. (2007) and Wiegmann et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Oestroidea Leach
2007Oestroidea Yeates et al.
2011Oestroidea Wiegmann et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
orderDiptera
RankNameAuthor
NeodipteraMichelsen 1994
suborderBrachyceraZetterstedt 1842
Heterodactyla
Eremoneura
suborderCyclorrhapha()
Schizophora
Calyptratae()
superfamilyOestroideaLeach 1815
superfamilyOestroideaLeach 1815

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Superfm. Oestroidea Leach 1815
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Fm. Calliphoridae Brauer and von Bergenstamm 1889 [blow fly]
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Subfm. Chrysomyinae Shannon 1923
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G. Chrysomya Robineau-Desvoidy 1830
G. Cochliomyia Townsend 1915
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Cochliomyia macellaria Fabricius 1775 [secondary screwworm]
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Invalid names: Protochrysomyia howardae Pierce 1945 [synonym]
Invalid names: Protochrysomyia Pierce 1945 [synonym]
G. Protophormia Townsend 1908
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Protophormia terraenovae Robineau-Desvoidy 1830
Fm. Mesembrinellidae Shannon 1926
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G. Mesembrinella Giglio-Tos 1893
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Mesembrinella caenozoica Cerretti et al. 2017
Fm. Oestridae Leach 1815 [bot fly]
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G. †Adipterites Townsend 1938
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Adipterites obovatus Heer 1864
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G. Cuterebra Clark 1815
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Cuterebra ascarides Scudder 1877
Cuterebra bibosa Scudder 1877
Invalid names: Lithohypoderma Townsend 1916 [synonym]
G. Dermatobia Brauer 1861
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Dermatobia hydropica Scudder 1877
Subfm. Gasterophilinae Girschner 1896
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G. Cobboldia Brauer 1887
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Subg. †Cobboldia (Mamontia) Grunin 1973
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G. Gasterophilus Leach 1817
G. †Novoberendtia Rapp 1945
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Novoberendtia baltica Townsend 1921
Invalid names: Berendtia Townsend 1921 [replaced]
Fm. Sarcophagidae Macquart 1834 [flesh fly]
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Subfm. Miltogramminae Lioy 1864 [satellite fly]
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Tr. Sarcotachinini Rohdendorf 1928
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G. Dolichotachina Villeneuve 1913
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Dolichotachina smithii Townsend 1938
Invalid names: Electrotachina Townsend 1938 [synonym]
Fm. Tachinidae Robineau-Desvoidy 1830
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Tr. Eryciini Robineau-Desvoidy 1830
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G. Drino Robineau-Desvoidy 1863
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Subg. Drino (Palexorista) Townsend 1921
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Invalid names: Prosturmia Townsend 1927 [synonym]
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G. Masicera Macquart 1834
Invalid names: Sturmiini [empty]
G. †Lithexorista Townsend 1921
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Lithexorista scudderi Townsend 1921
G. †Muscidites von Heyden and von Heyden 1866
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Muscidites deperditus von Heyden and von Heyden 1866
Subfm. Tachininae Robineau-Desvoidy 1830
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Tr. Siphonini Rondani 1845
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G. Actia Robineau-Desvoidy 1830
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Invalid names: Thryptocera Macquart 1834 [synonym]
Tr. Tachinini Robineau-Desvoidy 1830
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G. Tachina Meigen 1803
Invalid names: Myobia multiciliata Meunier 1905 [nomen dubium], Thryptocera media Meunier 1905 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bridgerian to the top of the Holocene or 50.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 46.2 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Colorado) Hypoderma ascarides (124625) Lithohypoderma ascarides (115103) Musca ascarides, Musca bibosa, Musca hydropica (121146)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Utah) Hypoderma ascarides (124691)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Tachina sp. (121306)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Poland Berendtia baltica (109625)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Germany Muscidites deperditus (153056)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Mesembrinella caenozoica (188102)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Dipterites obovatus (117252)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588South Africa Calliphoridae indet. (22352)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Greenland Calliphoridae indet. (160109 160144)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.781Kenya Chrysomya sp. (178474)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (California) Protochrysomyia howardae (152194)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Russian Federation (Sakha) Cobboldia russanovi (164185)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Belgium Protophormia terraenovae (140370)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Netherlands Protophormia terraenovae (178476)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Calliphoridae indet. (103991)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Germany Protophormia terraenovae (178475)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tanzania Muscidae indet. (123991) Tachina succini (129861) Thryptocera media (140791)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar Myobia multiciliata (152187)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina Cochliomyia macellaria (162173)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Austria Calliphoridae indet. (139946)