STUDY OF THE IMPORTANT FAMILIES UNDER THE ORDER DIPTERA Plumose/pilose antenna

O SO F CN Ch : : : : : Diptera Nematocera Culicidae Mosquito Wings long, narrow, with scales along veins and wing margin Antennae-slender, 14-15 segmented, hairy, plumose in male and pilose in female Mouthparts- Piercing-sucking, long slender proboscis Scale on veins

Fig. Mosquito (Culicidae)

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Diptera Nematocera Cecidomyiidae Gall midge Minute to small, delicate flies with long, bead like antennae bearing whorls of hairs Wings have only a few unbranched, longitudinal veins. legs long and thin, the tibiae without spurs Diptera Brachycera Tabanidae Horse fly Medium to large stout bodied flies with short legs Antennae- Stylete,the third segment elongated and sub-devided Large compound eyes continuous in male and separate in female Mouthparts- cutting sponging type

Bead like antenna Unbranched vein

Fig. Gall Midge (Cecidomyiidae) Large compound eyes

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Fig. Horse (Tabanidae)

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Diptera Brachycera Asilidae Robber fly Long legged, with thorax stout and abdomen usually long and tapering posteriorly Head is characteristically slightly hollow between the eyes, with long tuft of hairs. Mouthpartsstout with horny proboscis

Hairy head Tepering abdomen

Fig. Robber fly (Asilidae)

Preparedby:ChandraKantaDash,AssistantProfessor,Dept.ofEntomology,SylhetAgriculturalUniversity,Sylhet

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Diptera Cyclorrhapha Syrphidae Hover fly Generally bee like or wasp like. Presence of spurious (false) vein between radius and media in the wing as well as false margin. wasp like with yellow strips, spots or bands on abdomen

Stripe or band

Fig. Hoverfly (Syrphidae) O SO F CN Ch : : : : : Diptera Cyclorrhapha Tephritidae fruit fly Small to medium sized insects often brightly colored. Wings generally spotted, banded or patterned. Females have a pointed ovipositor subcosta bends apically forward at almost a right angle and then fades out

Wings with band

Fig. Fruit fly (Tephritidae) O SO F CN Ch : : : : : Diptera Cyclorrhapha Agromyzidae Leaf miner fly Small to minute, blackish or yellowish flies Sub Costa icomplete or fused with R1 Sternopleural bristle present Larvae leaf miners, most species recognized by their mine than by insect themselves Sub costa incomplete

Fig. Lefminer fly (Agromyzidae) O SO F CN Ch : : : : : Diptera Cyclorrhapha Calliphoridae Blow fly Adult flies are often metallic green or blue in color Antenna aristate with plumose Mouth parts-sponging type

Metallic blue colored

Fig. Blow fly (Calliphoridae)

Preparedby:ChandraKantaDash,AssistantProfessor,Dept.ofEntomology,SylhetAgriculturalUniversity,Sylhet

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Diptera Cyclorrhapha Muscidae House fly The thorax has four longitudinal dark stripes on top. 2A short and not reaching wing margin Antennae aristate type Mouth parts-sponging type

4 stripes on thorax

Anal 2 not reaching margin

Fig. Housefly (Muscidae)

Bare arista

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Diptera Cyclorrhapha Tachinidae Tachinid Fly Prominent bristles on abdomen. Antennae usually have bare aristae, sometimes branched. Post scutellum developed,appering as a prominent lobe beneath the scutellum.

Abdomen with bristle

Fig. Tachinid fly (Tachinidae)

Prepared by Chandra Kanta Dash Assistant Professor Department of Entomology Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet-3100

Preparedby:ChandraKantaDash,AssistantProfessor,Dept.ofEntomology,SylhetAgriculturalUniversity,Sylhet