Order:“Diptera”

Presented To: “Dr Anjum Aqeel”

Presented By: “Shahzaib Ali”

Roll No:BAGF13E274 Sr# 03ENT-504

Di=TwoPtera=wings

Examples:Flies,Mosquitoes etc.

Characteristics: One pair of wing, Hind wing is Haltare Antennae and Mouth Parts are varying in types

Diptera

Sub-OrdersIt has 3 Sub-Orders

1)Nematocera 2)Brachocera 3)Cyclorrhapha

a)Antennae Many Segmented Longer than Head and Thorax

a)Antennae 3 segmented Shorter than Head and Thorax

a)Antennae 3 Segmented Arista on it due to Aristate Antennae

b)Mesopleural Structure Straight

b)Mesopleural Structure Bended

b)Mesopleural Structure Bended

c)Disc Cell Present

c)Disc Cell Absent

c)Disc Cell Absent

d)Cubital cell In wing,Cubitus is Open

d)Cubital cell In Wing,Cubitus is closed

d)Cubital cell In wing,Cubitus is Closed

FamiliesA)Nematocera:

It has 6 Families

1)Tipulidae: (e.g Cran Fly) Antennae is long and 6 Segmented Legs are very Long

2)Psychodidae: (e.g Sand Fly) Very Small size insect looks like a moth Legs and body are covered with hairs Radius vein is 4 Branches and No cross vein

3)Culicidae: (e.g Mosquitoes Culex & Anopheles)a)Antennae is Plumose

Male MosquitoDense hairs

b)Antennae is PiloseFemale MosquitoThin hairs

4)Cecidomydae: (e.g Midges)• Very minute and delicate insect• Antennae is Moniliform and hairs on body• Wings have less no of Longitudinal Veins• Tibia has Spur on it

5)Mycetophilidae: (e.g Fungus gnates)a. Antennae is fairly Long & without hairsb. Tibia has spur on it

6)Simuliidae: (e.g Black fly or Biting fly) Body is stout(hard Exo-skeleton) Antennae is very short & 11 Segmented Wings are broad Legs are very short

B)Brachocera:It has 3 Families

1)Tabanidae: (e.g Common House flies) 3rd Antennal segment is annulated Squama(Structure at the base of haltare and maintining for balance) is present

2)Asilidae: (e.g Robber flies)

Radius(R1) Vein is very Long Media(M1) is very short Media terminates before the apex of wing

3)Bombyliidae: (e.g Bee flies) Body have pubescent(densely) hairs on it Proboscis is very long Legs are long and Rudemantry

C)Cyclorrhapha: It has 7 Families

1)Syrphidae: (e.g Syrphid fly/Hover fly/Flower fly)

Moderate to large size insect

Body with light yellow colour margins

Abdomen black colour

2)Tephritidae: (e.g Fruit fly) Few of its species,wings are bended Sub-Costa ends abruptly

3)Drosophilidae: (e.g Drosophila) Post-Occular bristle convergent Body is Stout/Swollen

4)Gastriphilidae: (e.g Bot flies)a. Flies resemble with honey bees in general appearanceb. Mouth parts are vestigial(Non functioning)c. Oral opening(Mouth cavity) of mouth is rounded and minute

5)Muscidae: (e.g House fly) Medium sized Gray coloured Red eyes Oral Opening and Mouth parts are normal

6)Oestridae: (e.g Warbal flies) Body is fuzzy with long dense hairs Oral opening(Mouth cavity) is small and triangular

7)Hippoboscidae: (e.g Forest fly) Ectoparasite of horse and many other Cattles Head is Sunkened into Thorax Antennae is inserted in depression Legs are short and stout Claws short and often toothed