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Diptera

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Placement

Kingdom Animalia
Subkingdom Protostomia
Phylum Arthropoda
Subphylum Uniramia
Class Hexapoda
Subclass Endopterygota
Order Diptera

Synonyms and common names

Flies, mosquitoes

References

http://www.nearctica.com/nomina/diptera/diptera.htm
as of 2002-06-29
http://www.geller-grimm.de/famil05.htm
as of 2002-06-29

Text

Diptera are insects in which the hind wings are reduced to halteres.

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