Brachycera | insect suborder | Britannica (original) (raw)

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dipterans

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  In dipteran
  mosquitoes), Brachycera (e.g., horse flies, robber flies, bee flies), and Cyclorrhapha (e.g., flies that breed in vegetable or animal material, both living and dead).
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  In dipteran: Annotated classification
  Suborder Brachycera Flagellum of antennae nearly always fused into a compound 3rd segment, remaining diminutive segments form a stumpy “style” or bristle-like arista; anal cell of wing narrowed, nearly always closed on or before wing margin; palpi seldom with more than 3 segments, often 2 or…
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