Holoptic
Encyclopedia
Holoptic refers to the way the eyes of a diptera
n (true fly) meet along the dorsal
length of its head. Holoptic eyes are typical of several diptera
males, in particular the Syrphoidea
(hoverflies and big-headed flies).
Diptera
Diptera , or true flies, is the order of insects possessing only a single pair of wings on the mesothorax; the metathorax bears a pair of drumstick like structures called the halteres, the remnants of the hind wings. It is a large order, containing an estimated 240,000 species, although under half...
n (true fly) meet along the dorsal
Dorsum (biology)
In anatomy, the dorsum is the upper side of animals that typically run, fly, or swim in a horizontal position, and the back side of animals that walk upright. In vertebrates the dorsum contains the backbone. The term dorsal refers to anatomical structures that are either situated toward or grow...
length of its head. Holoptic eyes are typical of several diptera
Diptera
Diptera , or true flies, is the order of insects possessing only a single pair of wings on the mesothorax; the metathorax bears a pair of drumstick like structures called the halteres, the remnants of the hind wings. It is a large order, containing an estimated 240,000 species, although under half...
males, in particular the Syrphoidea
Syrphoidea
Syrphoidea is a superfamily of flies containing only two families under present classification, one of which has a great number of the most common and familiar flies....
(hoverflies and big-headed flies).