Family Carnidae Frey 1921 (bird fly)
Parent taxon: Schizophora according to B. M. Wiegmann et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Acalyptratae, Acartophthalmidae, Agromyzidae, Anthomyzidae, Asteiidae, Aulacigastridae, Calyptratae, Chloropidae, Clusiidae, Diopsidae, Ephydroidea, Heleomyzidae, Hoffeinsia, Lauxanioidea, Milichiidae, Nerioidea, Neurochaetidae, Odiniidae, Opomyzidae, Pallopteridae, Periscelididae, Poliomyia, Psilidae, Sciomyzoidea, Sepsidae, Sphaeroceridae, Tephritoidea
Subtaxa: Carnus, Meoneura, Meoneurites
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