Families of Diptera

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Families of Diptera

Nematocera

Anisopodidae Synonyms: Phryneidae, Rhyphidae, Sylvicolidae, Mycetobiidae, Protolbiogastridae.
Ansorgiidae Extinct.
Antefungivoridae Extinct.Synonyms: Antiquamediidae, Pleciomimidae, Sinemediidae.
Architendipedidae Extinct.
Archizelmiridae Extinct.
Asiochaoboridae Extinct.
Axymyiidae
Bibionidae Synonyms: Hesperinidae, Penthetriidae.
Blephariceridae Synonym: Blepharoceridae.
Boholdoyidae Extinct.
Bolitophilidae Synonym: Bolitophilinae.
Canthyloscelididae Synonym: Hyperoscelididae.
Cecidomyiidae Synonyms: Porricondylidae, Itonididae, Heteropezidae, Lestremiidae, Campylomyzidae.
Ceratopogonidae Synonyms: Leptoconopidae, Helidae, Heleidae.
Chaoboridae Synonyms: Corethridae, Chironomapteridae, Mesotendipedidae, Dixamimidae, Rhaetomyiidae.
Chironomidae Synonym: Tendipedidae
Corethrellidae
Cramptonomyiidae
Crosaphididae Extinct.
Culicidae
Cylindrotomidae Synonym: Cylindrotominae
Deuterophlebiidae
Diadocidiidae
Diplopolyneuridae Extinct.
Ditomyiidae
Dixidae
Elliidae Extinct.
Eopleciidae Extinct.
Eopolyneuridae Extinct.
Eoptychopteridae Extinct.
Gracilitipulidae Extinct.
Grauvogeliidae
Hennigmatidae
Keroplatidae Synonyms: Ceroplatidae, Zelmiridae, Platyuridae, Zelmicidae, Macroceratidae, Macroceridae, Necromyzidae
Limnorhyphidae Extinct.
Limoniidae Synonyms: Limnobiidae, Architipulidae, Diplopolyneuridae, Eoasilidae, Limoniinae
Luanpingitidae Extinct.
Lygistorrhinidae Extinct.
Mesophantasmatidae Extinct.
Mesosciophilidae Extinct.
Musidoromimidae Extinct.
Mycetophilidae Synonyms: Fungivoridae, Allactoneuridae, Manotidae
Nadipteridae
Nymphomyiidae
Olbiogastridae
Oligophrynidae
Oreodomyiidae
Pachyneuridae
Parapleciidae Extinct.
Paraxymyiidae Extinct.
Perissommatidae
Pleciidae
Pleciodictyidae Extinct.
Pleciofungivoridae Extinct. Synonym: Fungivoritinae
Procramptonomyiidae Extinct.
Protendipedidae Extinct. Synonym: Prototendipedidae.
Protobibionidae Extinct.
Protopleciidae Extinct. Synonyms: Dyspolyneuridae, Protoligoneuridae. Palaeoplecidae
Protorhyphidae Extinct.
Protoscatopsidae Extinct.
Psychodidae Synonyms: Nemopalpidae, Phlebotomidae, Trichomyiidae.
Ptychopteridae Synonyms: Liriopeidae, Liriopidae.
Scatopsidae
Sciaridae Synonym: Lycoriidae.
Serendipidae Extinct. Synonym: Paratendipedidae.
Siberhyphidae Extinct.
Simuliidae Synonyms: Melusinidae.
Sinotendipedidae Extinct.
Synneuridae
Tanyderidae Synonym: Macrochilidae.
Tanyderophrynidae Extinct.Synonym: Tanyderophryneidae.
Thaumaleidae Synonym: Orphnephilidae.
Tipulidae
Tipulodictyidae Extinct.
Tipulopleciidae Extinct.
Trichoceridae Synonym: Petauristidae.
Zhangobiidae Extinct. Synonyms: Palaeolimnobiidae.

Brachycera

Acartophthalmidae
Acridomyiidae
Acroceridae Synonyms: Cyrtidae, Oncodidae, Ogcodidae.
Aenigmatiidae
Agromyzidae Synonym: Phytomyzidae
Alinkidae Extinct.
Anthomyiidae
Anthomyzidae
Apioceridae
Apsilocephalidae
Asilidae Synonym: Leptogastridae.
Asteiidae Synonym: Astiidae.
Atelestidae
Athericidae
Aulacigastridae Synonyms: Aulacigastreridae, Aulacogasteridae.
Australimyzidae
Bombyliidae Synonyms: Phthiriidae, Systropodidae, Usiidae.
Borboropsidae
Braulidae
Calliphoridae Synonym: Mesembrinellidae.
Camillidae
Campichoetidae
Canacidae Synonym: Canaceidae.
Carnidae
Celyphidae
Centrioncidae
Chamaemyiidae Synonyms: Ochthiphilidae, Cremifaniidae, Ochthiphilidae.
Chiropteromyzidae
Chloropidae Synonyms: Siphonellopsidae, Oscinidae.
Chyromyidae Synonyms: Chiromyiidae, Geomyzidae (part. sensu Schumann, 1965)
Clusiidae Synonyms: Clusiodidae, Heteroneuridae.
Cnemosphathidae
Coelopidae Synonyms: Phycodromiidae, Pycodromidae.
Conopidae Synonym: Stylogastridae.
Cryptochetidae
Curtonotidae Synonym: Cyrtonotidae
Cuterebridae
Cypselosomatidae
Diastatidae
Diopsidae
Dolichopodidae
Drosophilidae
Dryomyzidae
Eginiidae
Empididae Synonym: Empidae.
Eomyiidae Extinct.
Eophlebombyiidae Extinct.
Ephydridae
Eurychoromyiidae
Eostratiomyiidae Extinct.
Eremochaetidae Extinct. Synonym: Archisargidae.
Exeretonevridae
Fanniidae
Fergusoninidae
Gasterophilidae Synonym: Gastrophilidae
Glossinidae
Helcomyzidae
Heleomyzidae Synonyms: Heteromyzidae, Helomyzidae, Trixoscelididae, Trichoscelidae.
Helosciomyzidae
Hippoboscidae
Glutopidae
Hilarimorphidae
Huttoninidae
Hybotidae
Ironomyiidae
Lauxaniidae Synonym: Sapromyzidae.
Lonchaeidae
Lonchopteridae Synonym: Musidoridae.
Marginidae
Megamerinidae Synonym: Megameridae.
Micropezidae Synonyms: Calobatidae, Taeniapteridae, Tylidae, Trepidariidae.
Microphoridae
Milichiidae Synonym: Phyllomyzidae.
Mormotomyiidae
Muscidae
Mydidae Synonyms: Mydaidae, Mydasidae
Mystacinobiidae
Mythicomyiidae Synonyms: Cyrtosiidae, Mythicomyiinae.
Nemestrinidae
Neottiophilidae
Neriidae
Neurochaetidae
Nothybidae
Notomyzidae
Nycteribiidae
Odiniidae
Oestridae Synonym: Hypodermatidae.
Opetiidae
Opomyzidae Synonym: Geomyzidae (sensu Evenhuis, 1994).
Otitidae Synonyms: Ortalidae, Pterocallidae.
Pallopteridae Synonym: Eurygnathomyiidae.
Pantophthalmidae Synonym: Acanthomeridae.
Pelecorhynchidae
PeriscelididaeSynonyms: Periscelidae, Stenomicridae.
Phoridae
Piophilidae
Pipunculidae Synonyms: Dorylaidae, Dorilaidae.
Platypezidae Synonym: Clythiidae.
Platystomatidae Synonym: Platystomidae.
Proneottiophilidae
Protempididae Extinct.
Protomphralidae Extinct.
Pseudopomyzidae
Psilidae
Pyrgotidae
Rachiceridae
Rhagionempididae Extinct.
Rhagionidae Synonyms: Leptidae, Erinnidae (sensu Evenhuis), Paleostratiomyiidae.
Rhinophoridae Synonym: Melanophoridae.
Rhinotoridae
Richardiidae
Risidae Synonym: Risiidae.
Ropalomeridae
Sarcophagidae
Scatophagidae Synonyms: Cordyluridae, Scatomyzidae, Scopeumatidae, Cordiluridae.
Scenopinidae Synonym: Omphralidae.
Sciadoceridae
Sciomyzidae Synonyms: Phaeomyiidae, Tetanoceridae.
Sepsidae Synonym: Sepsididae.
Somatiidae
Sphaeroceridae Synonyms: Borboridae, Cypselidae.
Stratiomyidae
Streblidae
Strongylophthalmyiidae
Syringogastridae
Syrphidae
Tabanidae
Tachinidae Synonyms: Larvaevoridae, Stackelbergomyiidae.
Tachiniscidae
Tanypezidae
Tephritidae Synonyms: Trypetidae, Trupaneidae, Trypaneidae.
Teratomyzide
Termitoxeniidae
Tethinidae
Therevidae
Thyreophoridae
Ulidiidae

Vermileonidae Synonyms: Protobrachyceridae, Protobrachycerontidae. Xenasteiidae Xylomyidae Synonyms: Xylomyiidae, Solvidae. Xylophagidae Synonyms: Heterostomidae, Exerotonevridae, Erinniidae ?(sensu Schumann), Coenomyidae, Coenomyiidae.

Sources

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. - [link]
Evenhuis, N.L. (1996): Catalogue of the fossil flies of the world. - [link]
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. - [link]
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.
Zoological Record. - [link]

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