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Flies are
insects of the
order Diptera, the name
being derived from the Gr**** δι- di- "two", and πτερόν
pteron "wing".
Insects of this
order use only a...
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coupling mechanisms in the
imago which render these taxa as "functionally
dipterous" (effectively two-winged) for
efficient insect flight. All but the most...
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Philadelphia 2, 149–178. (BHL link) Say, T. 1823.
Descriptions of
Dipterous insects of the
United States. Part 1.
Journal of the
Academy of Natural...
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American entomologist who
specialised in flies. He
wrote a
revision of the
dipterous family Therevidae and many
other scientific papers in
which he described...
- of the Trustees, London. vi + 237 pp. 1849. List of the
Specimens of
Dipterous Insects in the
Collection of the
British Museum. Part II.
Printed by order...
- Stratiomyidae. India, Java, Taiwan. Walker, F. (1849). List of the
specimens of
dipterous insects in the
collection of the
British Museum. Part III. London: British...
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Contarinia (formerly
Diplosis or Mayetiola)
tritici is a
small dipterous insect of the
family of gall gnats. It
depredates wheat, to
which it is nearly...
- Stratiomyidae.
United States. Say, T. (1829). "Descriptions of
North American dipterous insects".
Journal of the
Academy of
Natural Sciences of Philadelphia....
- 1847 (2): 161–237, 7 pls. Walker, F. (1848). List of the
specimens of
dipterous insects in the
collection of the
British Museum. part 1. London: British...
- Tabanidae. Canada,
United States. Walker, F. (1848). List of the
specimens of
dipterous insects in the
collection of the
British Museum. part 1. London: British...
