Suborder
Brachycera (Brachyceran flies)
Aulagromyza cornigera. Photo: (c) Jason M Crockwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
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: