List of Diptera families

This is a list of the families of the order Diptera (true flies). The classification is based largely on Pape et al. (2011). Many of the fossil species are of uncertain placement and are retained in separate lists broadly under Nematocera and Brachycera.[1]

Graphical overview
Diptera
Nematocera

Deuterophlebiomorpha

Nymphomyiomorpha

Tipulomorpha

Ptychopteromorpha

Psychodomorpha

Culicomorpha

Neodiptera

Perissommatomorpha

Bibionomorpha

Brachycera

Orthorrhapha

Eremoneura
Cyclorrhapha

Aschiza

Schizophora

Acalyptratae

Calyptratae

Nematocera

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Infraorder Deuterophlebiomorpha

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Infraorder Nymphomyiomorpha

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Infraorder Tipulomorpha

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Infraorder Ptychopteromorpha

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Infraorder Psychodomorpha

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Infraorder Culicomorpha

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Infraorder Perissommatomorpha

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Infraorder Bibionomorpha

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Nematocera families known only as fossils

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Brachycera

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Orthorrhapha

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Superfamily Asiloidea Latreille, 1802
Superfamily Rhagionoidea Latreille, 1802
Superfamily Stratiomyoidea Latreille, 1802
Superfamily Tabanoidea Latreille, 1802
Superfamily Xylophagoidea Fallén, 1810
  • Xylophagidae Fallén, 1810 Synonyms: Heterostomidae, Exeretonevridae, Exerotonevridae, Erinniidae ?(sensu Schumann), Rachiceridae, Coenomyidae, Coenomyiidae.
Superfamily Empidoidea Latreille, 1804
Superfamily Apystomyioidea Nagatomi & Liu, 1994

Aschiza

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Superfamily Phoroidea Curtis, 1833
Superfamily Syrphoidea Latreille, 1802

Schizophora

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Acalyptratae

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Superfamily Carnoidea Newman, 1834
Superfamily Ephydroidea Zetterstedt, 1837
Superfamily Lauxanioidea Macquart, 1835
Superfamily Lonchaeoidea
Superfamily Nerioidea Westwood, 1840
Superfamily Opomyzoidea Fallén, 1820
Superfamily Sciomyzoidea Fallén, 1820
Superfamily Sphaeroceroidea Macquart, 1835
Superfamily Tanypezoidea Rondani, 1856 (7 families)
Superfamily Tephritoidea Newman, 1834

Calyptratae

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Superfamily Hippoboscoidea Samouelle, 1819
Superfamily Muscoidea Latreille, 1802
Superfamily Oestroidea Leach, 1815

Brachycera families known only as fossils

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Pape, Thomas; Blagoderov, Vladimir; Mostovski, Michail B. (2011). "Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758". In Zhang, Z. Q. (ed.). Animal biodiversity: an outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness (PDF). Magnolia Press. pp. 222–229.
  2. ^ "art. 11.7.1.3. ICZN". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-03-16.
  3. ^ a b Schiner, I.R. (1868). Diptera. vi In [Wullerstorf-Urbair, B. von (in charge)], Reise der osterreichischen Fregatte Novara. Zool. 2(1)B. Wien: K. Gerold's Sohn. pp. 388pp., 4 pls.
  4. ^ Michelsen, Verner; Pape, Thomas (2017). "Ulurumyiidae – a new family of calyptrate flies (Diptera)". Systematic Entomology. 42 (4): 826–836. doi:10.1111/syen.12252. S2CID 90058240.
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Sources

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  • Barraclough, D. A. & McAlpine, D. K. 2006. Natalimyzidae, a new African family of acalyptrate flies (Diptera: Schizophora: Sciomyzoidea). African Invertebrates 47: 117-134. [1]
  • Evenhuis, N.L. (1994): Catalogue of the Fossil Flies of the world (Insecta: Diptera). - Leiden: Backhuys Publ.: 600 pp.
  • Evenhuis, N.L. (1996): Catalogue of the Diptera of the Australasien and Oceanian Regions. - [2]
  • Evenhuis, N.L. (1996): Catalogue of the fossil flies of the world. - [3]
  • Jacobs, W. & Renner, M (1988): Biologie und Ökologie der Insekten, 2.Aufl.. - Stuttgart: Fischer: 690 pp.
  • Maddison, D.R. Tree of life: phylogeny and systematics of Diptera. - [4]
  • Schumann, H. (1992): Systematische Gliederung der Ordnung Diptera mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der in Deutschland vorkommenden Familien. - Dt. Ent. Ztsch. N.F. 39 (1-3): 103-116.
  • Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) 2011 Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness (Zootaxa 3148). Magnolia Press, Auckland, 237 pp. online here pdf
  • Zoological Record. - [5]

Other information

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Identifying the families

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