Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Arthropoda - (Class) Insecta - (Order) Diptera

Current position

Ephydroidea (Superfamily) Zetterstedt, 1837

Ref: F.C. Thompson, [1996]-2008: 20 Jul 2006.

Alternative positions

Diptera (Order) Linnaeus, 1758	Ref: R.C. Brusca & G.J. Brusca, 1990
Drosophiloidea (Superfamily)	Ref: D.J. Bickel, 1982: 591.
Schizophora (Tribe) Becher, 1882	Ref: T.I. Storer et al., 1979: 601.
Schizophora (Family group) Becher, 1882	Ref: B. Grzimek, 1973-1975

Historical positions

Ephydroidea (Superfamily) Zetterstedt, 1837	Ref: F.C. Thompson, [1996]-2008: 20 Jul 2006.
Ephydroidea (Superfamily) Zetterstedt, 1837	Ref: P.L.Th. Beuk, 2002: 19.
Drosophiloidea (Superfamily)	Ref: D.J. Bickel, 1982: 591.
Schizophora (Tribe) Becher, 1882	Ref: T.I. Storer et al., 1979: 601.

Number of Subtaxa

2024	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	16g;258s;2ss; ‡1s
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000	2sf40g1500s
1982	D.J. Bickel: 591	2sf40g1500s