Halteres were first documented by William Derham in 1714. He discovered that flies were unable to remain airborne when their halteres were surgically removed, but otherwise b… See more

It is generally accepted that the halteres evolved from the non-flight wings of insects – the hind-wings of Diptera and the fore wings of Strepsiptera respectively. Their movement… See more

In segmented organisms there are genes called Hox genes, which determine the development of serial homologs, or repeating structures within an organism (e.g. jointe… See more

Dipteran insects along with the majority of other insect orders use what are known as indirect flight muscles to accomplish flight. Indirect insect flight muscles are composed of two sets … See more