Order Diptera

Greek - di, two; ptera, wings

• One pair of membranous wings on the mesothorax.
• Hind wings reduced to small knoblike structures called halteres.
• Antennae variable, often short and inconspicuous.
• Mouthparts sucking.

• Gordon's Fly Page (Dipera)
• Florida
  • Checklist of the Chironomidae of Florida
  • A Checklist to the Diptera of Florida: Family Tephritidae
• FAMU on the Web
  • Checklist of the Chironomidae of Florida