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Acalyptratae
Acalyptratae is a subsection of Schizophora, commonly referred to as the acalyptrate muscoids (or simply acalpytrates). It is a very large assemblage, exhibiting very diverse habits. The name refers to the lack of calypters in the members of this group of flies.
Links: Diptera classification

acalyptrate
Acalyptratae (synonym)
acalyptrates
Acalyptratae (synonym)
ad
anterodorsal (synonym)
Ad
anterodorsal (synonym)
adventive species
A species that has arrived in the geographical area specified from somewhere else by any means (for instance with cargo). Compare with invasive species.

allotype
From the ICZN: 'The term "allotype" may be used to indicate a specimen of opposite sex to the holotype; an "allotype" has no name-bearing function.'
alpha taxonomy
The first stage in taxonomy, viz. the descriptive stage which is concerned with the characterisation and naming of species. An example of a taxonomic exercise at the alpha level is:
Hines, J.S., 1911. New species of Diptera of the genus Erax. - The Ohio Naturalist 11(6): 307-311.
The next two stages in taxonomy are systematising (beta taxonomy) and evolutionary studies (gamma taxonomy).
anal cell
posterior cubital cell (synonym)
anterior
Located in the direction of the head when considering a position along the longitudinal axis. Even a structure near the apex of the abdomen has a side that is directed towards the head end and another that is directed towards the apex of the abdomen. Likewise, every structure perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the body (leg, wing) has a side that is directed towards the head.

anterodorsal
Located in the plane between anterior and dorsal.
anteroventral
Located in the plane between anterior and ventral.
anthropogenic
Originating from the activity of humans.
Example 1: The most serious historic anthropogenic stress on robber fly (Asilidae) populations has been the destruction of grassland habitat.' Robert A. Cannings Analysis of trends in species occurrence and abundance.
Example 2: 'Musca domestica has an anthropogenic distribution', meaning it has a distibution that is mainly determined by the spreading of the species by man.
apex
Plural: apices. The end of something 'protruding from' or 'attached to' the (imaginary) center of the body or the end removed from the center of the body. For example, the end of the wing (apex of the wing), the abdomen (apex of the abdomen), the tibia (apex of the tibia), etc.
apical
The adjective of apex. Example: 'Arista commonly bare on apical half' means that the second half of the arista (starting from the third antennal segment) is bare. Opposite of basal.
apple maggot
Vernacular name for the pest Rhagoletis pomonella of the Tephritidae (fruit flies).
Links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_maggot.

apterous
Without wings, wingless. See aptery.
aptery
A condition where a specimen has no wings. A distinction should be made between the shedding of wings (e.g., some louse flies [Hippoboscidae] when they have found a suitable host) and the non-development of wings.
Aptery is often found in species that have a parasitic, terrestrial or even subterranean life style or that are found in other circumstances where wings are of little uses (e.g., boreal conditions or locations without natural enemies like some oceanic islands).
Within certain species apterous individuals may occur next to brachypterous individuals and/or fully winged individuals.
arbovirus
Shortened form of arthropod-borne virus. Arboviruses can cause minor human illnesses such as slight fevers and rashes or they can cause potentially fatal human illnesses such as encephalitis (inflammation of the brain). They are also responsible for diseases of cattleand horses. Diptera are the most usual vectors and much dipterological research is devoted to them.
arista
Hair-like appendage of the third antennal segment (first flagellomere) in most calyptrate and acalyptrate flies.
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