- squamula).
Species of the
subsection Acalyptratae are
noted for
lacking calypters. McAlpine, J. F. (1981).
Manual of
Nearctic Diptera.
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opposed to the Calyptratae. All
forms of the name
refer to the lack of
calypters in the
members of this
subsection of flies. An
alternative name, Acalypterae...
- flies, and the
arista usually is bare,
though sometimes plumose. The
calypters (small
flaps above the halteres) are
usually very large.
Their fourth...
-
indistinct silvery-white spots. The
scutellum is a
shining reddish-yellow. The
calypters and
halteres are yellow. The legs are
short and thick, with the fore and...
-
Calliphoridae have
branched Rs 2 veins,
frontal sutures are present, and
calypters are well developed. The
characteristics and
arrangements of
hairlike bristles...
- aristate; vein Rs is two-branched, a
frontal suture is present, and the
calypters are well developed. The
arista is
often plumose for the
entire length...
-
muscoids (or
simply calyptrates). It
consists of
those flies which possess a
calypter that
covers the halteres,
among which are some of the most
familiar of...
- vein)
shows a
sharp upward bend. Each wing has a lobe at the back, the
calypter,
covering the haltere. The
abdomen is gray or
yellowish with a dark stripe...
- of fly
haltere and
surrounding structures: 1
calyptra (squama) 2
upper calypter (antisquama) 3
haltere 4
mesopleuron 5
hypopleuron 6 coxa 7 wing 8 abdominal...
- grey or brown, or
patterned in some species; they have a
basal lobe (or
calypter) that
covers the
modified ****-like
hindwings or halteres. The tips of...
