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Anatomical Atlas of Flies

This is on the fly (diptera) info page already, but I feel it deserves a link posting as well. I'll also add it to the links in the glossary info page. This is a very spiffy clickable anatomic atlas done in Macromedia Flash. As has been mentioned in discussion forums, you need a broadband (not dial-up) connection to use it.

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Contributed by Cotinis on 31 October, 2008 - 2:32pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera)

Herschel Raney's Diptera Keys

Includes links to keys for several families of flies. (This link is also listed under the Internet references in the order diptera, but it seemed worth repeating here.)

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Contributed by Cotinis on 15 March, 2006 - 9:29am

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera)

Cirrus Digital Imaging--Flies

Site with photos and some identifications.

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Contributed by Cotinis on 16 March, 2004 - 7:01pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera)

USDA Diptera Site

See especially the :
links by family and:
Genera of Flower (syrphid) Flies. This is quite extensive, and allows one to identify some distinctive syrphid genera easily.

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Contributed by Cotinis on 16 March, 2004 - 1:47pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Orthorrhapha" (Brachycera excluding Aschiza and Schizophora) » Asiloidea » Mydas Flies (Mydidae)

Mydidae Home Page

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Contributed by Cotinis on 17 March, 2004 - 7:15am

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Culicomorpha » Midges (Chironomidae)

Identification Manual for the Larval Chironomidae (Diptera) of North and South Carolina

Identification guide for all known Chironomidae larvae from North and South Carolina, by John Epler. "While this key is intended for use with North Carolina/South Carolina specimens, it should work well for most of the eastern United States." Errata and additions are available on John Epler's personal web site.

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Contributed by John F. Carr on 13 November, 2009 - 8:16pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Blow Flies (Calliphoridae)

Keys to the Genera and Species of Blow Flies (Diptera:Calliphoridae) of America North of Mexico - Terry Whitworth

This is a link to a pdf file of Dr. Terry Whitworth's paper on Calliphoridae that appeared in the Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington in June of 2006. The key has many beautifully detailed illustrations and there is also a simple key that will allow one to discriminate calliphorids from other similar Diptera. I emailed him in January 2008 and he generously agreed to share this paper from his web site link (www.birdblowfly.com).

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Contributed by Ken Schneider on 31 January, 2008 - 10:05am

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Orthorrhapha" (Brachycera excluding Aschiza and Schizophora) » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae)

The Laphriini Pages

Discussion and keys to North American Laphriini, which includes the notable bumblebee mimics in the genus Laphria.

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Contributed by Cotinis on 22 December, 2004 - 11:50am

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