"Diptera" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An order of the class Insecta. Wings, when present, number two and distinguish Diptera from other so-called flies, while the halteres, or reduced hindwings, separate Diptera from other insects with one pair of wings. The order includes the families Calliphoridae, Oestridae, Phoridae, SARCOPHAGIDAE, Scatophagidae, Sciaridae, SIMULIIDAE, Tabanidae, Therevidae, Trypetidae, CERATOPOGONIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CULICIDAE; DROSOPHILIDAE; GLOSSINIDAE; MUSCIDAE; TEPHRITIDAE; and PSYCHODIDAE. The larval form of Diptera species are called maggots (see LARVA).
| Descriptor ID |
D004175
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Diptera- Diptera
- Dipteras
- Flies, True
- Fly, True
- True Flies
- True Fly
- Flies
- Fly
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Diptera" by people in Profiles.
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Parker TB, Meiklejohn KA, Dahlem GA, Eagle RC, Heersink MJ. Ophthalmomyiasis Case Caused by Two Blow Fly (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Species in North America. ScientificWorldJournal. 2024; 2024:2209301.
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Rozanski CA, DeSimone JD, Milman T, Ramesh S. Botfly Myiasis Masquerading as Dacryocystitis. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 May-Jun 01; 39(3):e72-e75.
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Facey H, Kithama M, Mohammadigheisar M, Huber LA, Shoveller AK, Kiarie EG. Complete replacement of soybean meal with black soldier fly larvae meal in feeding program for broiler chickens from placement through to 49 days of age reduced growth performance and altered organs morphology. Poult Sci. 2023 Jan; 102(1):102293.
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Levy AD, Harcke HT, Mallak CT. Postmortem imaging: MDCT features of postmortem change and decomposition. Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2010 Mar; 31(1):12-7.