Suborder

Brachycera (Brachyceran flies)

Allograpta obliqua. Photo: (c) Jeff O’Connell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

The Brachycera are a suborder of the order Diptera. It is a major suborder consisting of around 120 families. The most widely known member of this suborder is the housefly. Their most distinguishing characteristic is reduced antenna segmentation. A summary of the main physiological characteristics is:

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