Larger Brachycera
The larger brachycera is a name which refers to flies in the following families of the suborder Brachycera: * Acroceridae – hunch-back flies * Asilidae – robber flies * Athericidae – water snipe flies * Bombyliidae – bee flies * Rhagionidae – snipe flies * Scenopinidae – window flies * Stratiomyidae – soldier flies * Tabanidae – horse flies * Therevidae – stiletto flies * Xylomyidae – wood soldier flies * Xylophagidae The Brachyceran infraorder Xylophagomorpha is a small group that consists solely of the family Xylophagidae, which presently contains subfamilies that were sometimes considered to be two small related families (Coenomyiidae and Rachiceridae). ... – awl-flies References Brachycera {{Brachycera-stub ...
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True Fly
Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced mechanosensory organs known as halteres, which act as high-speed sensors of rotational movement and allow dipterans to perform advanced aerobatics. Diptera is a large order containing an estimated 1,000,000 species including horse-flies, crane flies, hoverflies and others, although only about 125,000 species have been described. Flies have a mobile head, with a pair of large compound eyes, and mouthparts designed for piercing and sucking (mosquitoes, black flies and robber flies), or for lapping and sucking in the other groups. Their wing arrangement gives them great maneuverability in flight, and claws and pads on their feet enable them to cling to smooth surfaces. Flies undergo complete metamorphosis; the eggs are often laid on the larv ...
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