The Diptera collection is one of the world’s leading research collections, with more than 2.5 million specimens, including important type material. The collection dates back to the 18th century and ...

The Diptera ('true flies' or 'two-winged flies') constitute one of the largest orders of insects, with more than 160,000 species known worldwide and at least as many more still awaiting discovery.

Introduction: The dominance of Diptera -- pt. 1. Life histories, habits and habitats of flies. Life histories of flies ; Flies, plants and fungi ; Flies and vertebrates ; Flies and invertebrates -- pt ...

Labandeira, Conrad C. 2005. "Fossil history of the Diptera and their associations with plants." In The Evolutionary Biology of Flies. Wiegmann, B. and Yeates, D ...