Morphology of Diptera - Wikipedia
WEBThe Diptera is a very large and diverse order of mostly small to medium-sized insects. They have prominent compound eyes on a mobile head, and (at most) one pair of functional, membraneous wings, [1] which are attached to a complex mesothorax. The second pair of wings, on the metathorax, are reduced to halteres.
Dipteran | Definition, Life Cycle, Habitat, & Classification
WEBAug 30, 2024 · dipteran, (order Diptera), any member of an order of insects containing the two-winged or so-called true flies. Although many winged insects are commonly called flies, the name is strictly applicable only to members of Diptera.
Typical Flies: Natural History, Lifestyle and Diversity of Diptera
WEBMar 12, 2020 · Diptera can be distinguished by the features like one pair of membranous wings, hind wings are reduced to small club like structures called halteres used as stabilizers during flight, sucking mouthparts, large compound eyes and short simple antennae, frilled or bushy in mosquitoes and crane flies.
Evolution of Lower Brachyceran Flies (Diptera) and Their Adaptive ...
WEBApr 23, 2017 · The Diptera (true flies) is one of the most species-abundant orders of Insecta, and it is also among the most important flower-visiting insects. Dipteran fossils are abundant in the Mesozoic, especially in the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous.
Ecological and Societal Services of Aquatic Diptera - PMC
WEBMar 14, 2019 · From micro-thin trickles to torrential waterfalls, tree holes to open oceans, and glacial meltwaters to hot springs, the ubiquitous Diptera have conquered the aquatic environment. They have been found at elevations up to 5600 m in the Himalayas and at depths of more than 1000 m in Lake Baikal [1].
The Phylogeny and Evolutionary Timescale of Muscoidea (Diptera …
WEBJul 30, 2015 · Muscoidea is a significant dipteran clade that includes house flies (Family Muscidae), latrine flies (F. Fannidae), dung flies (F. Scathophagidae) and root maggot flies (F. Anthomyiidae). It is comprised of approximately 7000 described species.
Introductory Chapter: Diptera - IntechOpen
WEBSep 8, 2021 · Diptera show sexual-selection and numerous designs of sexual-dimorphism, such as stretching of male-body, eye-stalks, or addition of exoskeleton have changed frequently in flies. Fruit fly, Phytalmia mouldsi McAlpine and Schneider (Tephritidae) uses a resource defense mating-system.
The evolution of head structures in lower Diptera – ScienceOpen
WEBDec 1, 2014 · The larval head is prognathous and fully exposed in the dipteran groundplan and most groups of lower Diptera. In Tipuloidea and Brachycera the head is partly or largely retracted and the sclerotized elements of the external head capsule are partly or …
Introduction to the order Diptera | The Diptera Site
WEBA more technical overview and general classification with key to the basic groups (genera) found in North America is provided by the Manual of Nearctic Diptera and Europe and northern Africa and Asia are covered by the Manual of Palaearctic Diptera.
The Diptera Site
WEBMay 14, 2017 · The (new) Diptera Site - A community driven site for authoritative information on Diptera. This website is dedicated to disseminating and advancing knowledge about Diptera, giving dipterists a space to publish data online and facilitating cooperation among dipterists.