Definitionn. a large order of insects having a single pair of wings and sucking or piercing mouths
Last update: September 27, 2015
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In ordinary language the name is used for any species of Siphonaptera (otherwise known as Aphaniptera), which, though formerly regarded as a suborder of Diptera, are now considered to be a separate order of insects. [Please select]
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Aerostats: a pair of large air sacs at base of abdomen in Diptera. [Please select]
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Antemedian: Diptera; applied to leg-bristles situated before the middle. [Please select]
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Antennal process: Diptera; the frontal protuberance upon which the antennae are inserted. [Please select]
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Antero-dorsal: Diptera; applied to leg bristles at the meeting of anterior and dorsal face. [Please select]
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Antero-ventral: Diptera; applied to leg bristles at the meeting of anterior and ventral face. [Please select]
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Arista: a specialized bristle or process on antennae of certain Diptera. [Please select]
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96; and 97, larva of the European species), which is a degraded Tipula, The latter genus standing near the head of the Diptera. [Please select]
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In its adult condition the flea combines the characters of the Diptera, with certain features of the grasshoppers and cockroaches, and the bugs. [Please select]
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