Cyclorrhapha
![taxon links](/Public/treeImages/Cyclorrhapha.png?x=1813875144)
![Interpreting the tree](/tree/img/help.gif)
![close box](/tree/img/close.gif)
This tree diagram shows the relationships between several groups of organisms.
The root of the current tree connects the organisms featured in this tree to their containing group and the rest of the Tree of Life. The basal branching point in the tree represents the ancestor of the other groups in the tree. This ancestor diversified over time into several descendent subgroups, which are represented as internal nodes and terminal taxa to the right.
![example of a tree diagram](/tree/img/TreeHelpImage.gif)
You can click on the root to travel down the Tree of Life all the way to the root of all Life, and you can click on the names of descendent subgroups to travel up the Tree of Life all the way to individual species.
For more information on ToL tree formatting, please see Interpreting the Tree or Classification. To learn more about phylogenetic trees, please visit our Phylogenetic Biology pages.
close boxTree adapted from McAlpine and Woods 1989; Brown 1992; Cumming et al. 1995; Disney 2001.
References
Brown, B. V. 1992. Generic revision of Phoridae of the Nearctic region and phylogenetic classification of Phoridae, Sciadoceridae and Ironomyiidae (Diptera: Phoridea). Mem. Entomol. Soc. Can. 164:1–144.
Cumming, J.M., B.J. Sinclair, and D.M. Wood. 1995. Homology and phylogenetic implications of male genitalia in Diptera- Eremoneura. Entomol. Scand. 26:120–151.
Disney, R. H. L. 2001. Sciadoceridae (Diptera) reconsidered. Frag. Faun. 44:309–317
Ferrar, P. 1987. A guide to the breeding habits and immature stages of Diptera Cyclorrhapha. Entomonogr. 8:1-907.
Griffiths, G. C. D. 1994. Relationships among the major subgroups of Brachycera (Diptera): A critical review. Can. Entomol. 126:861-880.
King, D. G. 1991. The origin of an organ: Phylogenetic analysis of evolutionary innovation in the digestive tract of flies (Insecta: Diptera). Evolution 45:568-588.
McAlpine, J. F., B. V. Peterson, G. E. Shewell, H. J. Teskey, J. R. Vockeroth, and D. M. Wood (eds.). 1981, 1987. Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Vol. 1 and 2. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Monographs 27 and 28.
McAlpine, J.F. and D.M. Wood (eds.). Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Vol. 3. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Monograph 32.
Sinclair, B. J. 1992. A phylogenetic interpretation of the Brachycera (Diptera) based on the larval mandible and associated mouthpart structures. Syst. Entomol. 17:233-252.
Vossbrinck, C. R. & S. Friedman. 1989. A 28s ribosomal RNA phylogeny of certain cyclorrhaphous Diptera based upon a hypervariable region. Syst. Entomol. 14(4): 417-431.
Wada, S. 1991. Morphological evidence for the direct sister group relationship between the Schizophora and the Syrphoidea (Aschiza) in the phylogenetic systematics of the Cyclorrhapha (Diptera: Brachycera). J. Nat. Hist. 25:531-1570.
Wiegmann, B.M., C. Mitter, and F.C. Thompson. 1993. Evolutionary origin of the Cyclorrhapha (Diptera): tests of alternative morphological hypotheses. Cladistics 9:41-81.
Title Illustrations
![Click on an image to view larger version & data in a new window](/tree/img/magnify.gif)
Scientific Name | Ceratitis capitata |
---|---|
Location | United States |
Comments | A common name for this organism is fruit fly. |
Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
Source | 1317083 |
Source Collection | Bugwood Network/Forestry Images |
Image Use |
![]() |
Copyright | © USDA ARS Photo Unit, USDA Agricultural Research Service, United States |
Scientific Name | Toxomerus marginatus |
---|---|
Location | North Carolina, United States |
Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
Source | #1366029 |
Source Collection | Bugwood Network/Forestry Images |
Image Use |
![]() |
Copyright | © Susan Ellis |
About This Page
Page copyright © 1995
All Rights Reserved.
- Content changed 05 February 2008
Citing this page:
Tree of Life Web Project. 2008. Cyclorrhapha. Version 05 February 2008 (temporary). http://tolweb.org/Cyclorrhapha/10471/2008.02.05 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/