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Dipteran morphology differs in some significant ways from the broader morphology of insects. The Diptera is a very large and diverse order of mostly small to medium-sized insects. They have prominent compound eyes on a mobile head, and (at most) one pair of functional, membraneous wings, [ 1 ] which are attached to a complex mesothorax.
The larvae of Diptera feed on a diverse array of nutrients ; often these are different from those of adults, for instance the larvae of Syrphidae in which family the adults are flower-feeding are saprotrophs, eating decaying plant or animal matter, or insectivores, eating aphids, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects. Larval Diptera feed in ...
See Morphology of Diptera for terms. The thorax, seen from behind, with conspicuous whitish dusting at least in front of the suture. The middle tibia, anteriorly along almost whole length, with dense fine pubescence which is shorter than width of tibia. The discal vein of wing with a slight though distinct curve forward just before apex.
In the honey bee, the labium is elongated to form a tube and tongue, and these insects are classified as having both chewing and lapping mouthparts. [6] The wild silk moth (Bombyx mandarina) is an example of an insect that has small labial palpi and no maxillary palpi. [7]
For terms see Morphology of Diptera. Minute (2–3.5 mm or 0.079–0.138 in long), slender, lustrous black flies with hyaline wings. The postvertical bristles on the head are cruciate. There are three small orbital bristles on head on each side of frons, one of which is poorly developed. The vibrissae on the head are well developed.
Wing length 7-9.75 mm. External images For terms see Morphology of Diptera Winglength 7-9-75 mm. Elongated body. Lunula black with a black mark above it. Face entirely yellow. The alula is a narrow, rectangule. Tergite 2 with broad, square yellow marks.
A.A. Shtakel 'berg Family Diastatidae in Bei-Bienko, G. Ya, 1988 Keys to the insects of the European Part of the USSR Volume 5 (Diptera) Part 2 English edition. Keys to Palaearctic species but now needs revision .
Diagram of flower parts. In botany, floral morphology is the study of the diversity of forms and structures presented by the flower, which, by definition, is a branch of limited growth that bears the modified leaves responsible for reproduction and protection of the gametes, called floral pieces.