Taxonomy Profile: Diptera

Diptera: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Order
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
mosca []
mosquito []
gnats []
mosquitoes []
true flies []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Diptera: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Ecdysozoa
Phylum : Arthropoda
arthropods |
Artrópode |
arthropodes |
Subphylum : Hexapoda
hexapods |
Class : Insecta
insects |
hexapoda |
inseto |
insectes |
Subclass : Pterygota
winged insects |
insects ailés |
Infraclass : Neoptera
modern, wing-folding insects |
Superorder : Holometabola
Order : Diptera
mosca |
mosquito |
gnats |
mosquitoes |
true flies |
Diptera Direct Children(s):
Diptera: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Richard C. Brusca
Notes:
Adjunct Professor, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
Reference for:
Diptera
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Diptera
Source:
ITIS & Species 2000 Catalogue of Life Management Hierarchy
Acquired:
2013-08-01
Notes:
M. Ruggiero & D. Gordon, eds. 2013. Consensus Management Hierarchy for the ITIS & Species2000 Catalogue of Life. Contributors: Nicolas Bailly, Thierry Bourgoin, Richard Brusca, Thomas Cavalier-Smith, Daphne Fautin, Dennis Gordon, Gerald Guala, Michael Guiry, Paul Kirk, Elliot Lefkowitz, David Mabberly, David Maddison, Alan Paton, Michael Ruggiero, Peter Stevens, and Brian Tyndall
Reference for:
Diptera
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Brusca, Richard C., and Gary J. Brusca
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2002-01-01 / 2002-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Invertebrates, Second Edition
Page(s):
xx + 936
Publisher:
Sinauer Associates, Inc.
Publication Place:
Sunderland, Massachusetts, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-87893-097-3/
Notes:
Reference for:
Diptera
Diptera: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Diptera: Comments