Diptera

All about Glow Worms - Information about the fly Arachnocampa flava and its bioluminescent larva, both of which are being studied at the Springbrook Research Centre in Australia.
springbrook.info/glow_worms/

Brisbane Flies - Information and pictures of flies in Brisbane, Australia.
www.geocities.com/brisbane_flies/

Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World - Taxonomic information on 17311 taxa in the families Pediciidae, Limoniidae, Cylindrotomidae, and Tipulidae (Insecta, Diptera, Tipuloidea), including distribution data by country.
ip30.eti.uva.nl/ccw/

Checklist of the Diptera of the Netherlands - Information about the checklist by Paul Beuk, which can be ordered on CD-ROM.
home.hccnet.nl/paul.beuk/

Diptera - Characteristics, phylogeny, and images from the Tree of Life project.
tolweb.org/tree?group=Diptera&contgroup=Endopterygota

Diptera - Flies Are Cool - Photos and information on Diptera (true flies) and links to other entomological and parasitological sites.
michelle_sanford.tripod.com/

Diptera: Flies and Mosquitoes - The characteristics of these insects, their life cycle, feeding and habitat, with illustrations.
www.ento.csiro.au/education/insects/diptera.html

Diptera Site - Detailed information about flies from the USDA Systematic Entomology Laboratory.
www.sel.barc.usda.gov/diptera/diptera.htm

Diptera.info - Deals with all aspects of dipterology (the study of Diptera: flies and midges) and dipterists worldwide. Includes images and forums.
www.diptera.info/

Dolichopodidae - All about Dolichopodidae (Diptera: Empidoidea) by Igor Grichanov. General information, catalogs, keys, fossils, bibliography, and links.
www.fortunecity.com/greenfield/porton/875/

Flies in the Home - University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension in Lancaster County factsheet and audio on flies found in the home, biology and control.
lancaster.unl.edu/enviro/pest/factsheets/015-96.htm

The Fly in Your Eye - Full text of a book by Jim Heath telling the story of the war between bush flies and dung beetles in Australia. Includes cartoons, facts, and drawings.
www.viacorp.com/flybook/fulltext.html

Fly Index - Index for flies; click on any fly for image, biology, habits, control methods.
www.pestproducts.com/flyindex.htm

The Fly Proboscis - Article by Mike Samworth describing this feature with a microscopic image of the mouthparts of Calliphora vomitoria.
www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artmay98/probob.html

Garden Safari: Introduction to Diptera - Photographs and information about flies and gnats in a garden in The Netherlands.
www.gardensafari.net/english/flies.htm

iStudy Flies - Observations, how flies affected the course of history, and pictures.
fohn.net/pictures-of-flies/

North American Dipterists Society - A variety of resources for scientists that study the insect order Diptera, true flies. Includes newsletters "Fly Times" and "Tachinid Times", Tachinidae resources.
www.nadsdiptera.org/

Opomyza florum - Illustration and description of the Yellow Cereal or Grass Fly, its biology, distribution within the former USSR, ecology and economic significance as an insect pest of cereal crops.
www.agroatlas.spb.ru/pests/Opomyza_florum_en.htm

Tsetse Fly - Information from Wikipedia on this large biting fly in the genus Glossina, its biology, morphology and systematics, and the disease it can carry, trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsetse_fly