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Acalyptrata: those muscid flies in which alulae are absent or rudimentary.

—Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology

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noun A fly of the family Muscidae, which includes the common housefly.
adjective Of or belonging to the family Muscidae.

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Acalyptrata: those muscid flies in which alulae are absent or rudimentary. — Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
Basi-proboscis: basal third of the flexed proboscis of muscid flies. — Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
Mediproboscis: the middle third of the flexed proboscis of muscid flies. — Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
Maxillary tendons: two slender rods in basal third of the muscid proboscis the remnant of the palpifer, to which muscles for flexing the proboscis are attached: see lora. — Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
Operculum: a lid or covering: in Diptera, the chitinous envelope covering the lower part of the muscid mouth; the labrum-epipharynx of Dimmock: the scutes covering the meso-thoracic stigmata: in — Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology

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From New Latin Muscidae, family name, from Musca, type genus, from Latin musca, fly.

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