Diptera
Also known as Dipterous, Dipteran, Dipterans, fly, true fly, flies, true flies
thumb|266px|An Anthomyiidae|Anthomyiid species showing characteristic dipteran features: large [[eyes, small antennae, sucking mouthparts, single pair of flying wings, hindwings reduced to clublike halteres]]
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Diptera is the scientific order of insects that includes flies and mosquitoes, which are characterized by having large eyes, small antennae, sucking mouthparts, a single pair of functional wings, and small clublike structures called halteres where their hind wings would normally be. These insects matter because they are extremely common and widespread, making them significant to ecosystems and human life in various ways.
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Species
two-winged flies
Order
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations6,714
雙翅目（學名：Diptera）包括蚊、蠅、虻等昆蟲，約有8.5萬種，是昆蟲綱中居於鞘翅目、鱗翅目和膜翅目之後的第四大目。除了在南極洲之外，在全世界都很普遍。其中某些種類是傳播疾病給人或其他動植物的媒介。另一方面，有關遺傳學的知識和發展大都是根據對黑腹果蠅所做的實驗所獲得。 雙翅目是屬於完全變態的昆蟲，也就是從無翅的蛆或孑孓經過化蛹後變為能夠飛翔的成蟲。牠們大多數以攝取液態的食物，例如腐敗的有機物，或是花蜜或樹汁等為時，而部分種類以吸取人類或動物的體液為食。另外某些種類以寄生或獵取其他昆蟲為食，例如寄生蠅、食蟲虻等。 雙翅目的昆蟲只有一對翅膀。其後翅均已退化成一對棒槌狀的器官，在飛行時用以協助平衡。其中少數雙翅目品種的翅膀和平衡桿均已經退化而不具飛翔能力。少數其他的昆蟲也只有一對翅膀，如雄性介殼蟲等（半翅目）。
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Research
194,612 papers- Revision of Nearctic Dasysyrphus Enderlein (Diptera: Syrphidae).ReviewZootaxa · 2013Locke MM, Skevington JHDOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3660.1.1
Article
22 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy and phylogeny
- Relationships to other insects
- Relationships between subgroups and families
- Diversity
- Anatomy and morphology
- Flight
- Life cycle and development
- Larva
- Pupa
- Adult
- Ecology
- Trophic levels
- Habitats and ecological niches
- Anti-predator adaptations
- Human interaction and cultural depictions
- Symbolism
- Economic importance
- Uses
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|266px|An Anthomyiidae|Anthomyiid species showing characteristic dipteran features: large [[eyes, small antennae, sucking mouthparts, single pair of flying wings, hindwings reduced to clublike halteres]]
Flies are insects of the order Diptera (), so named because they use only a single pair of wings to fly. The hindwings have evolved into advanced mechanosensory organs, halteres, that sense rotation and allow dipterans to perform advanced aerobatics. Diptera is a large order containing more than 150,000 species, including horse-flies, crane flies, hoverflies, mosquitoes and others.