Calyptratae

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Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek κᾰλύπτρα (kălúptra, “hood”), from κᾰλύπτω (kălúptō, “I cover”).

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Calyptratae

  1. A taxonomic subsection within the order Diptera – flies that have a calypter that covers the halteres.

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