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Term fly
Explanation A member of the insect order Diptera, even though some groups may be generally refered to as 'midges', 'gnats', etc.. In compound names containing 'fly' for members of this order, the name is written as two words as in 'crane fly'. For insects that are members of other orders the name is written as a single word as in 'butterfly'.
Examples of these are:
mayfly: order Ephemeroptera;
dragonfly and damselfly: order Odonata;
stonefly: order Plecoptera;
whitefly: order Hemiptera;
firefly: order Coleoptera;
alderfly, dobsonfly, and fishfly: order Megaloptera;
snakefly, mantidfly, and owlfly: order Neuroptera;
sawfly: order Hymenoptera;
caddisfly: order Trichoptera;
butterfly: order Lepidoptera;
scorpionfly, earwigfly, and hangingfly: order Mecoptera.
Category Miscellaneous
Submitted by Robert Nash
Date Added/
Modified		 21.06.06
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oceanlis2000
24.05.13 15:56
Hi Can someone confirm for me that there are 0 pre ac for both male and female Phaonia rufipalpis, not sure if 0 or just short Thanks

Kahis
14.05.13 09:30
A partial catalogue of types @ MZH (Zool. Mus. Helsinki) by yours truly Smile http://www.luomus.
fi/elaintiede/hyon
teiset/tyypit/dipt
eratypes.html

mcerny
04.05.13 11:19
OK, Paul! Smile

Paul Beuk
03.05.13 22:20
@milos: I need to check. Perhaps I have.

oceanlis2000
02.05.13 11:25
Thank you for your quick reply Smile

mcerny
02.05.13 08:59
does anyone have Agromyzidae from Afrotropical region please

Zeegers
30.04.13 16:38
schulterbeulen = humeri kreutzborsten = crossed bristles

oceanlis2000
30.04.13 16:30
can anyone translate the german words schulterbeulen and kreutzborsten please? Wink

Christian Kehlmaier
17.04.13 11:04
Anyone knows right away how many species of Diptera there are in Europe? Thanks.

rvanderweele
14.04.13 23:28
Smile ok, Johanna!

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