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Tephritoidea

The Tephritoidea are a superfamily of flies. The following families are included:

  • Lonchaeidae - lance flies
  • Pallopteridae - flutter flies
  • Piophilidae - skippers
  • Platystomatidae - signal flies
  • Pyrgotidae
  • Richardiidae
  • Tephritidae - fruit flies
  • Ulidiidae ( Otitidae) - picture-winged flies

The Tachiniscinae, formerly ranked as the family Tachiniscidae, are now included in the Tephritidae.