Diptera
Translingual
Etymology
Ancient Greek δίπτερα (díptera), from δι- + πτερόν, two wings.
Proper noun
Diptera
- A taxonomic order within the superorder Endopterygota – the true flies.
Hypernyms
- (order): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class
Hyponyms
- (order): Brachycera, Nematocera - suborders
References
Diptera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Diptera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Diptera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Diptera at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Diptera at the Tree of Life Web Project
- Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248
