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Which one of the following belongs to the family Muscidae?
The common housefly is Musca domestica. Genus: Musca; Family: Muscidae (NCERT taxonomy table). Cockroach belongs to Blattidae, grasshopper to Acrididae, firefly to Lampyridae. Match Option (4) in 5 seconds!
NCERT provides a mandatory reference table of model organisms and their complete taxonomic hierarchy: - Common Name: Housefly - Biological Name: *Musca domestica* - Genus: *Musca* - Family: *Muscidae* - Order: *Diptera* - Class: *Insecta* - Phylum: *Arthropoda*
- Fire fly: Order Coleoptera, Family *Lampyridae* (bioluminescent beetles). - Grasshopper: Order Orthoptera, Family *Acrididae*. - Cockroach (*Periplaneta americana*): Order Blattodea, Family *Blattidae*.
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Incorrect. Fireflies are winged beetles of the family Lampyridae.
Incorrect. Grasshopper belongs to Acrididae.
Incorrect. Cockroach (*Periplaneta americana*) belongs to the family Blattidae.
Correct. The housefly (*Musca domestica*) is the quintessential member of the family Muscidae.
Insects named "fly" (dragonfly, firefly, butter-fly, housefly) belong to wildly different orders: firefly = Coleoptera, dragonfly = Odonata, butterfly = Lepidoptera, housefly = Diptera.
"The housefly (Musca domestica) belongs to genus Musca and family Muscidae in order Diptera."
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