Diptera

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Archidiptera

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Eudiptera

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Brachycera

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Diptera are insects in which the hind wings are reduced to halteres. The study of the diptera is called dipterology.

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Flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges are the species in this order. In compound names containing "fly" for members of this order, the name is written as two words as in "crane fly". For insects that are members of other orders the name is written as a single word as in "butterfly".

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Halteres: This article concerns insect anatomy. For halteres as used in ancient sports, see Halteres (ancient Greece)...

Flies: REDIRECT Fly...

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