ENTM 506

  1. Nematocera
    • Lower or longhorned flies
    • multisegmented antennae
  2. Nematocera
    Tipulidae
    Crane Flies
  3. Nematocera
    Psychodidae
    Moth Flies
  4. Nematocera
    Culcidae
    Mosquitoes
  5. Nematocera
    Ceratopogonidae
    biting midges
  6. Nematocera
    Chironomidae
    midges
  7. Nematocera
    Simuliidae
    Black flies
  8. Nematocera
    Bibionidae
    March flies
  9. Nematocera
    Mycetophilidae
    Fungus gnats
  10. Nematocera
    Sciaridae
    Dark-winged fungus gnats
  11. Nematocera
    Cecidomyidae
    Gall midges
  12. Brachycera
    • Shorthorned flies
    • Higher diptera
    • 5 or fewer antennal segments
    • Lower Brachycera and Higher Brachycera
  13. Lower Brachycera
    • Radius often 4 branched or less
    • Anal cell generally longer than 2nd basal cell
  14. L. Brachycera
    Stratiomyidae
    Soldier flies
  15. L. Brachycera
    Tabanidae
    horse and deer flies
  16. L. Brachycera
    Rhagionidae
    Snipe flies
  17. L. Brachycera
    Therevidae
    Stiletto flies
  18. L. Brachycera
    Mydidae
    Mydas flies
  19. L. Brachyera
    Asilidae
    Robber flies
  20. L. Brachycera
    Bombyliidae
    Bee flies
  21. L. Brachycera
    Empididae
    Dance flies
  22. L. Brachycera
    Dolichopodidae
    Long-legged flies
  23. Higher Brachycera
    • antennae always 3 segmented and artistate
    • arista tent to be basally located
    • Radius is 3 branched
    • Aschiza and Schizophora
  24. H. Brachycera-aschiza
    no frontal suture on face
  25. H. Brachycera-aschiza
    Phoridae
    Humpbacked flies
  26. H. Brachycera-aschiza
    Syrphidae
    hover flies
  27. H. Brachycera-Schizophora
    • Frontal suture present on face
    • Acalyptrate and calyptrate
  28. H. Brachycera-schizophora-acalyptrate
    • 2nd antennal segment without suture
    • calypters on wings absent
  29. H. Brachycera-Schizophora-acalyptrate
    Conopidae
    Thick-headed flies
  30. H. Brachycera-schizophora-acalyptrate
    Tephritidae
    fruit flies
  31. H. Brachycera-schizophora-acalyptrate
    Sciomyzidae
    marsh flies
  32. H. Brachycera-schizophora-acalyptrate
    Heleomyzidae
    Heleomyzid flies
  33. H. Brachycera-schizophora-acalyptrate
    Ephydridae
    Shore flies
  34. H. Brachycera-schizophora-acalyptrate
    Drosophilidae
    Small fruit flies
  35. H. Brachycera-schizophora-acalyptrate
    Chloropidae
    Frit flie, grass flies, eye gnats
  36. H. Brachycera-schizophora-Calyptrate
    • 2nd antennal segment with suture
    • Calypters usually present
  37. H. Brachycera-schizophora-Calyptrate
    Anthomyiidae
    Anthomyiid flies
  38. H. Brachycera-schizophora-Calyptrate
    Muscidae
    House flies
  39. H. Brachycera-schizophora-Calyptrate
    Calliphoridae
    Blow flies
  40. H. Brachycera-schizophora-Calyptrate
    Saracophagidae
    Flesh flies
  41. H. Brachycera-schizophora-Calyptrate
    Tachinidae
    Tachinids
Author
jdenniso
ID
44877
Card Set
ENTM 506
Description
flies
Updated