Hymenoptera vs. Diptera
Hymenoptera
An extensive order of insects, including the bees, ants, ichneumons, sawflies, etc.
Hymenopteranoun
an order of insects including: bees; wasps; ants; ichneumons; sawflies; gall wasps; etc.
Hymenoptera
Hymenoptera is a large order of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones.
Diptera
An extensive order of insects having only two functional wings and two balancers, as the house fly, mosquito, etc. They have a suctorial proboscis, often including two pairs of sharp organs (mandibles and maxillæ) with which they pierce the skin of animals. They undergo a complete metamorphosis, their larvæ (called maggots) being usually without feet.
Dipteranoun
a large order of insects having a single pair of wings and sucking or piercing mouths; includes true flies and mosquitoes and gnats and crane flies
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