CHAPTER 43
Order Diptera (Flies)
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This fly, Rhaphiomidas trochilus (Apioceridae), exhibits the halteres (white
object beneath the base of the forewings) that characterize the Diptera. Adult
apiocerids suck nectar of flowers but spend much time simply sitting on sandy
surfaces.
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Figure 43.1 Musca domestica, the housefly (Muscidae).
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Figure 43.2 Structural features of Diptera: a, lateral aspect of pterothorax of Nematocera (Tipulidae, Holorusia); b, dorsal aspect of same;
c, lateral aspect of pterothorax of Brachycera (Asilidae, Mallophora); d, longitudinal section through pterothorax of Tabanus (Tabanidae).
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Figure 43.3 Mouthparts of adult Diptera: a, primitive nematoceran type (Tipulidae, Ctenacroscelis); b, piercing-sucking type (Culicidae,
Culex); c, sponging type (Muscidae, Musca).
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Figure 43.4 Cephalic structure of larval Diptera: a, Nematocera (Chironomidae, Tanytarsus fatigans); b, Brachycera, Orthorrhapha
(Asilidae, Dasyllis), c, Brachycera, Cyclorrhapha (Anthomyiidae, Spilogona riparia).
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Figure 43.5 Representative Diptera larvae: a, Nematocera (Ceratopogonidae, Forcipomyia specularis); b, Nematocera (Culicidae, Aedes
stimulans); c, Brachycera, Cyclorrhapha (Muscidae, Musca domestica); d, Brachycera, Cyclorrhapha (Anthomyiidae, Fannia canicularis).
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Figure 43.6 Wings of Nematocera: a, Tanyderidae (Protoplasa); b, Cecidomyiidae (Contarinia sorghicola); c, Simuliidae (Simulium
argus); d, Deuterophlebiidae (Deuterophlebia); e, Blephariceridae (Agathon comstocki); f, Tipulidae (Nephrotoma wulpiana).
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Figure 43.7 Wings of Nematocera: a, Anisopodidae (Sylvicola fenestralis); b, Mycetophilidae (Mycetophila fungorum); c,
Ceratopogonidae (Culicoides variipennis); d, Chironomidae; e, Psychodidae (Pericoma truncata); f, Culicidae (Culex tarsalis).
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Figure 43.8 Representative Nematocera: a, Culicidae (Anopheles freeborni); b, Cecidomyiidae (Mayetiola destructor); c, Simuliidae
(Prosimulium mixtum); d, Psychodidae (Psychoda); e, Ceratopogonidae (Culicoides variipennis).
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Figure 43.9 Taxonomic characters of Nematocera: a, tarsus of Bibionidae; b, frontal view of head of Sciaridae; c, frontal view of head of
Mycetophilidae.
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