Order Diptera – ENT 425 – General Entomology The order Diptera includes all true flies These insects are distinctive because their hind wings are reduced to small, club-shaped structures called halteres – only the membranous front wings serve as aerodynamic surfaces
Diptera Systema Dipterorum is a comprehensive database of names and information on extant and extinct two-winged insects (Diptera)
Diptera. info - News Portal to information on the insect order Diptera (flies and midges) and a forum for researchers on the insect group The site enables, for example, link submission and identification queries
Definition, Life Cycle, Habitat, Classification - Britannica Although many winged insects are commonly called flies, the name is strictly applicable only to members of Diptera One of the largest insect orders, it numbers more than 125,000 species that are relatively small, with soft bodies
Diptera - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics Diptera is defined as a monophyletic group of insects, commonly known as true flies, comprising over 124,000 extant species that interact with the environment at various trophic levels as scavengers, filter-feeders, herbivores, predators, parasitoids, and parasites
Fly - Wikipedia Diptera is one of the major insect orders and of considerable ecological and human importance Flies are major pollinators, second only to the bees and their Hymenopteran relatives
True Flies (Diptera) - Smithsonian Institution Although many insects are termed "flies," only those having one pair of wings belong to the insect Order Diptera Flies are also characterized by having a pair of balancing organs, called halteres, located just back of the base of the wings