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Diptera
An order of the class Insecta. Wings, when present, number two and distinguish Diptera from other so-called flies, while the halteres, or reduced hindwings, separate Diptera from other insects with one pair of wings. The order includes the families Calliphoridae, Oestridae, Phoridae, SARCOPHAGIDAE, Scatophagidae, Sciaridae, SIMULIIDAE, Tabanidae, Therevidae, Trypetidae, CERATOPOGONIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CULICIDAE; DROSOPHILIDAE; GLOSSINIDAE; MUSCIDAE; TEPHRITIDAE; and PSYCHODIDAE. The larval form of Diptera species are called maggots (see LARVA).
(Source: National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification)
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Figure 1. <i>Dermatobia hominis</i> (botfly) larvae.
Figure 1. Dermatobia hominis (botfly) larvae.
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  1. National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification

National Library of Medicine MeSH Classification

Eukaryota
Animals
Invertebrates
Arthropods
Insects
Beetles
Cockroaches
Diptera
Ceratopogonidae
Chironomidae
Culicidae
Drosophilidae
Glossinidae
Muscidae
Psychodidae
Sarcophagidae
Simuliidae
Tephritidae
Hemiptera
Hymenoptera
Isoptera
Lepidoptera
Mantodea
Odonata
Orthoptera
Phthiraptera
Siphonaptera
Thysanoptera