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- proper noun A taxonomic unranked taxon within the
infraorder Muscomorpha —flies that emerge from apuparium through a distinctively configured opening.
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Examples
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Frontal lunule: Diptera; an oval or crescentic space above the base of antennae in Cyclorrhapha, bounded by the frontal suture.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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[11] The presence of this sub-circular lid characterises Brauer's suborder Cyclorrhapha.
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[8] Known as the Orthorrhapha and the Cyclorrhapha; these terms are derived from the manner in which the larval or pupal cuticle splits, as will be explained in the next chapter (p. 88).
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