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Protodiptera is an extinct order of flies.

Morphology[]

Protodipterans have a huge difference upon comparing them to the modern dipterans, They had a large pair of densely-veined wings along wit a flexible abdomen composed of an average 10 segments, the prothoracic region is separated from the main thorax, Protodipteran have a large pair of cerci, They had a shockingly exact resemblance to the modern-day lacewings ranging from their appearance to their sitting position.

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