Family Asteiidae Rondani 1856 (fly)
Parent taxon: Schizophora according to B. M. Wiegmann et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Acalyptratae, Acartophthalmidae, Agromyzidae, Anthomyzidae, Aulacigastridae, Calyptratae, Carnidae, Chloropidae, Clusiidae, Diopsidae, Ephydroidea, Heleomyzidae, Hoffeinsia, Lauxanioidea, Milichiidae, Nerioidea, Neurochaetidae, Odiniidae, Opomyzidae, Pallopteridae, Periscelididae, Poliomyia, Psilidae, Sciomyzoidea, Sepsidae, Sphaeroceridae, Tephritoidea
Subtaxa: Asteia, Succinasteia
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