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Order DipteraDomain 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) |