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Order Diptera


Domain Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia
Sub-kingdom Eumetazoa
Sub-sub-kingdom Bilateria
Metaphylum Schizocoelos Coelomates
Phylum Arthropoda
Subphylum Uniramia
Class Insecta
Subclass Pterygota

Order Diptera

This group contains the flies, midges and gnats. The forewings are membranous, and the hindwings are modified as club-like halteres. Greek: di, two + pteron, wing. (Dorit et al, 1991)