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Complete

unique: halter

A = antenna, Ab = abdomen, AS = apical spike/spur, Ce = cercus, Cx = coxa, E = eye, Fe = femur, Fl = flagellum, Ha = halter, O = ocellus, Pb = probiscus, Pc = pedicel, T = tarsus, TC = tarsal claw, Ti = tibia, Sa = scales

 01 diptera tipulidae whole b10  01 diptera chironomidae whole b4    
 Diptera - Tipulidae (dorsal)  Diptera - Chironomidae (dorsal)    
01 diptera culicidae whole b53  03 diptera culicidae whole b4    
Diptera - Culicidae (dorsal)  Diptera - Culicidae (lateral)    
       
01 diptera empididae whole b4      
Diptera - Empididae (lateral)      
 01 diptera psychodidae whole b4  02 diptera psychodidae whole b4    
 Diptera - Psychodidae (lateral)  Diptera - Psychodidae (lateral)    
01 diptera brachycera whole 01 diptera muscidae whole b4    
Diptera - Brachycera (dorsal) Diptera - Muscidae (dorsal)    
01 diptera rhagionidae whole b4 02 diptera rhagionidae whole b4    
Diptera - rhagionidae (dorsal) Diptera - rhagionidae (lateral)    
01 diptera stratiomydae whole b4 01 diptera syrphidae b4    
Diptera - Stratiomyidae (dorsal) Diptera - Syrphidae (dorsal)    
01 diptera tabanidae whole b4  01 anisopodidae whole b4    
Diptera - Tabanidae (dorsal)  Diptera - Anisopodidae (lateral)    
01 diptera scathophagidae whole b4  01 diptera Nycteribiidae b4    
Diptera - Scathophagidae (lateral)  Diptera - Nycteribiidae (dorsal)    
04 diptera brachycera head      
diptera - brachycera  head (frontal)       

 

Ab = abdomen, AC = anal comb, AL = anal lobe, E = eye, Ep = epaulette, S = spur/spike, Sn = sternite, Te = tergite

 04 diptera chironomidae pupa whole b  05 diptera chironomidae pupa abdomen b    
Diptera- Chironomidae pupa (lateral and dorsal)   Chironomidae pupa abdomen (dorsal)    

 

Leg

Am = arolium, AS = apical spurs, C = claw, Cx = coxa, Em = empodium, Fe = femur, Pu = pulvillus, S = spike/spur, T = tarsus, TC = tarsal claw, Ti = tibia, Tr = trochanter

05 diptera leg b55  04 diptera muscidae claw b4  03 diptera stratiomydae tars b4   
 Diptera leg and tarsus  Diptera - Muscidae tars  Diptera - Strationomyidae tars  

 

Wing

unique: halters instead of hind wings

 

al = alula, a-lobe = anal lobe, Ca = calypter, Ha = halter, Ps = pterostigma, Sa = scales

Veins: Af = apical fork, AV (A1 t/m A2) = anal veins, Co = costa, Cu = cubitus, Me (M1 t/m M4) = median, Ra (R1 t/m R5) = radius,  s-Co = sub-costa, vs = vena spuris

Cells: bc / Mc = basal cell, cua1 / cup = cell under cubitus, dc = discoidal cell, a1 = cell under anal vein, m1 = cell under median, r1 = cell under radius

Transverse vein between: h = transverse between Co & s-Co, BM-Cu = transverse between bc and dc, DM-CU = transverse between dc and Cu

 wing b56  07 diptera wing b4      
 Insect wing  Diptera (front) wing      
02 diptera culicidae wing b54  02 diptera cheratopogonidae wing b4      
Diptera - Culicidae wing (with scales)  Diptera - Ceratopogonidae wing      
02 anisopodidae wing b4  02 diptera chironomidae wing b4      
Diptera - Anisopodidae wing  Diptera - Chironomidae wing      
 02 diptera stratiomydae wing b4  02 diptera syrphidae wing b4      
 Diptera - Strationomydae wing  Diptera - Syrphidae wing      
04 diptera tipulidae wing b4 02 diptera muscidae wing b4      
Diptera - Tipulidae wing Diptera - Muscidae wing      

 

Antenna

Ar = arista, Pc = pedicel, = Sp = scape

04 Tipulidae antenne b10   05 diptera culicidae antenna  04 diptera culicidae antenna b4      
 Diptera - Tipulidae - antenna  Diptera - Culicidae - antenna  Diptera - Culicidae - antenna male      
02 diptera brachycera antenna 02 diptera tabanidae antenna b4 03 diptera empididae antenna b4      
Diptera - Brachycera - antenna Diptera - Tabanidae - antenna Diptera - Empididae - antenna      

 

head

 

A = antenna, AS/ASc = Antennal sclerite, E = eye, Fl = flagellum, MP = maxillary palp, Na = nasus, O = ocellus, Pb = probiscus, Pc = pedicel, Ro = rostrum, Sc = scape,

 02 diptera tipulidea head B4 03 diptera tipulidea head B4       
 Diptera - Tipulidae head (lateral) Tipulidae head (dorsal)       
03 diptera brachycera head  03 diptera muscidae head b4      
Diptera - Brachycera head (lateral)  Diptera - Muscidae head female (frontal)      
02 diptera empididae head b4  02 diptera scathophagidae head b4      
Diptera - Empididae head (lateral)  Diptera - Scathophagidae head (lateral)      

 

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