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
Ab = abdomen, AC = anal comb, AL = anal lobe, E = eye, Ep = epaulette, S = spur/spike, Sn = sternite, Te = tergite
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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
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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
Antenna
Ar = arista, Pc = pedicel, = Sp = scape
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Diptera - Tipulidae - antenna | Diptera - Culicidae - antenna | Diptera - Culicidae - antenna male | |||
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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,