The document describes characteristics of flies in the order Diptera. It lists several common fly species, their family or group names, scientific family names, and types of food. Examples mentioned include mosquitoes, horse flies, deer flies, house flies, stable flies, and horn flies. It notes that dipteran flies typically have piercing or sponging mouthparts, undergo complete metamorphosis, and as adults have one pair of membranous wings.

1. Ordinal Characteristics:
(1) mouthparts often piercing-sucking, sometimes
sponging or lapping, sometimes not functional
(2) complete metamorphosis
(3) adults have one pair of membranous wings
DIPTERA
Flies

2. DIPTERA
 Species common name
 ..
 Family/Group common name
 Mosquito
 Scientific family name
 Culicidae
 Food
 Blood of animals
Flies

3. DIPTERA
 Species common name
 ..
 Family/Group common name
 Horse fly
 Scientific family name
 Tabanidae
 Food
 Blood of animals
Flies

4. DIPTERA
 Species common name
 ..
 Family/Group common name
 Deer fly
 Scientific family name
 Tabanidae
 Food
 Blood of animals
Flies

5. DIPTERA
 Species common name
 House fly
 Family/Group common name
 ..
 Scientific family name
 Muscidae
 Food
 Virtually anything
Flies

6. DIPTERA
 Species common name
 Stable fly
 Family/Group common name
 ..
 Scientific family name
 Muscidae
 Food
 Blood of animals
Flies

7. DIPTERA
 Species common name
 Horn fly
 Family/Group common name
 ..
 Scientific family name
 Muscidae
 Food
 Blood of animals
Flies

8. DIPTERA
 Species common name
 ..
 Family/Group common name
 Robber fly
 Scientific family name
 Asilidae
 Food
 Insects
Flies

9. DIPTERA
 Species common name
 ..
 Family/Group common name
 Crane fly
 Scientific family name
 ..
 Food
 Nectar/pollen
Flies

10. DIPTERA
 Species common name
 ..
 Family/Group common name
 Bee fly
 Scientific family name
 ..
 Food
 Nectar/pollen
Flies

11. DIPTERA
 Species common name
 ..
 Family/Group common name
 Syrphid fly
 Scientific family name
 ..
 Food
 Nectar/pollen
Flies

12. DIPTERA
 Species common name
 ..
 Family/Group common name
 Bluebottle fly
 Scientific family name
 ..
 Food
 Waste, plant juices
Flies

13. DIPTERA
 Species common name
 Horse bot fly
 Family/Group common name
 Bot fly
 Scientific family name
 ..
 Food
 Does not feed
Flies

14. DIPTERA
 Species common name
 Cattle grub (larva)
 Family/Group common name
 ..
 Scientific family name
 ..
 Food
 Internal parasite
Flies