Order Diptera
 
 
 

Head with hardened ventral arch (varc) below mouth
hooks; Body covered in short hairs; Posterior
segment (psg) often tapered, its tip with tubercles
surrounding posterior spiracles (s)

Head without ventral arch; If body covered in short
hairs then either a respiratory siphon or
spiracles (s) on the last segment situated on
short, tubular projections (tp) are present