Diptera

Diptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Diptera
Families
Suborder Archidiptera Infraorder Nymphomyiomorpha    Nymphomyiidae[?] Infraorder Dictyodipteromorpha extinct  Superfamily Dictyodipteridea    Dictyodipteridae[?] - (Upper Triassic)  Superfamily Hyperpolyneuridea    Hyperpolyneuridae[?] - (Upper Triassic)  Superfamily Dyspolyneuridea    Dyspolyneuridae[?] - (Upper Triassic) Infraorder Diplopolyneuromorpha extinct    Diplopolyneuridae[?] - (Upper Triassic) Suborder Eudiptera Infraorder Deuterophlebiomorpha    Deuterophlebiidae[?] Infraorder Blephariceromorpha    Blephariceridae[?] Infraorder Tipulomorpha  Superfamily Eopolyneuridea extinct    Eopolyneuridae[?] - (Upper Triassic)    Musidoromimidae[?] - (Upper Triassic)  Superfamily Tipulodictyidea extinct    Tipulodictyidae[?] - (Upper Triassic)  Superfamily Tanyderophryneidea extinct    Tanyderophryneidae[?] - (Middle Jurassic)  Superfamily Pachyneuridea    Pachyneuridae[?]  Superfamily Tipulidea    Architipulidae[?] extinct (Upper Triassic)    ...(Pan Jurassic)    Eolimnobiidae[?] extinct (Lower Jurassic)    Trichoceridae[?]    Cylindrotomidae[?]    Limoniidae[?]    Tipulidae - Crane flies    Tanyderidae[?]    Ptychopteridae[?]  Superfamily Eoptychopteridea extinct    Eoptychopteridae[?] - (Lower Jurassic)  Superfamily Psychodidea    Psychodidae[?]    Nemopalpidae[?]    Phlebotomidae[?]  Superfamily Culicidea    Chaoboridae[?]    Asiochaoboridae[?] extinct (Upper Jurassic)    Culicidae[?] - Mosquitos  Superfamily Dixidea    Dixamimidae[?] extinct (Middle Jurassic)    Dixidae[?]  Superfamily Chironomidea    Architendipedidae[?] extinct (Upper Triassic)    Protendipedidae[?] extinct (Middle Jurassic)    Chironomidae[?]    Ceratopogonidae[?]    Simuliidae[?] - Black flies  Superfamily Mesophantasmatidea extinct    Mesophantasmatidae[?] - (Middle Jurassic)  Superfamily Orphnephilidea    Orphnephilidae[?]  Superfamily Rhaetomyiidea    Rhaetomyiidae[?] extinct (Upper Triassic)    Perissommatidae[?] Infraorder Bibionomorpha  Superfamily Pleciodictyidea extinct    Pleciodictyidae[?] - (Upper Triassic)  Superfamily Protoligoneuridea extinct    Protoligoneuridae[?] - (Upper Triassic)  Superfamily Bolitophilidea    Bolitophilidae[?]  Superfamily Fungivoridea    Pleciofungivoridae[?] extinct (Upper Triassic)    ...(Lower and Middle Jurassic)    Palaeopleciidae[?] extinct (Upper Triassic)    Pleciomimidae[?] extinct    ... (Lower and Middle Jurassic)    Archizelmiridae[?] extinct (Middle Jurassic)    Fungivoritidae[?] extinct    ...(Middle and Upper Jurassic)    Tipulopleciidae[?] extinct (Middle Jurassic)    Sinemediidae[?] extinct (Middle Jurassic)    Allactoneuridae[?]    Ditomyiidae[?]    Ceroplatidae[?]    Diadocidiidae[?]    Macroceridae[?]    Manotidae[?]    Lygistorhinidae[?]    Mycetobiidae[?]    Fungivoridae[?]    Sciaridae[?]  Superfamily Cecidomyiidea    Lestremiidae[?]    Cecidomyiidae[?]    Heteropezidae[?]  Superfamily Scatopsidea    Protoscatopsidae[?] extinct (Middle Jurassic)    Hyperoscelididae[?]    Synneurontidae[?]    Scatopsidae[?]  Superfamily Bibionidea    Eopleciidae[?] extinct (Lower Jurassic)    Protopleciidae[?] extinct (Pan Jurassic)    Paraxymyiidae[?] extinct (Middle Jurassic)    Protobibionidae[?] extinct (Middle Jurassic)    Penthrediidae[?]    Hesperinidae[?]    Bibionidae[?]  Superfamily Phragmoligoneuridea extinct    Phragmoligoneuridae[?] - (Upper Triassic)  Superfamily Rhyphidea    Oligophryneidae[?] extinct (Upper Triassic)    Protorhyphidae[?] extinct (Upper Triassic)    ...(Lower and Middle Jurassic)    Rhyphidae[?]    Olbiogastridae[?]    Cramptonomyiidae[?] Infraorder Asilomorpha  Superfamily Tabanidea    Eostratiomyiidae[?] extinct (Middle Jurassic)    Rhagionempididae[?] extinct (Middle Jurassic)    Rhagionidae[?]    Coenomyiidae[?]    Tabanidae[?]    Nemestrinidae[?]    Acanthomeridae[?]  Superfamily Stratiomyiidea    Protobrachycerontidae[?] extinct (Lower Jurassic)    Archisargidae[?] extinct (Middle Jurassic)    Palaeostratiomyiidae[?] extinct (Middle Jurassic)    Eomyiidae[?] extinct (Middle Jurassic)    Protocyrtidae[?] extinct (Middle Jurassic)    Solvidae[?]    Xylophagidae[?]    Rachiceridae[?]    Stratiomyiidae[?]    Acroceridae[?]  Superfamily Asilidea    Protomphralidae[?] extinct (Middle Jurassic)    Therevidae[?]    Apioceridae[?]    Asilidae[?]    Mydaidae[?]    Scenopinidae[?]  Superfamily Bombyliidea    Bombyliidae[?]    Usiidae[?]    Cyrtosiidae[?]    Systropodidae[?]  Superfamily Empididea    Empididae[?]    Hilarimorphidae[?]    Dolichopodidae[?] Infraorder Musidoromorpha    Lonchopteridae[?] Infraorder Phoromorpha    Phoridae[?]    Aenigmatiidae[?]    Thaumatoxenidae[?] Infraorder Termitoxeniomorpha    Termitoxeniidae[?] Infraorder Myiomorpha  Superfamily Platypezidea    Sciadoceridae[?]    Platypezidae[?]  Superfamily Syrphidea    Syrphidae    Pipunculidae[?]  Superfamily Conopoidea¤    Conopidae[?]¤  Superfamily Tephritoidea¤    Ctenostyldae[?]¤    Lonchaeidae[?]¤    Pallopteridae[?]¤    Piophilidae[?]¤    Platystomatidae[?]¤    Pyrgotidae[?]¤    Richardiidae[?]¤    Tachiniscidae[?]¤    Tephritidae[?]¤    Ulidiidae[?]¤  Superfamily Nerioidea¤    Cypselosomatidae[?]¤    Megamerinidae[?]¤    Micropezidae[?]¤    Neriidae[?]¤    Pseudopomyzidae[?]¤  Superfamily Diopsoidea¤    Diopsidae[?]¤    Gobryidae[?]¤    Nothybidae[?]¤    Psilidae[?]¤    Somatiidae[?]¤    Syringogastridae[?]¤    Tanypezidae[?]¤  Superfamily Sciomyzoidea¤    Coelopidae[?]¤    Dryomyzidae[?]¤    Helosciomyzidae[?]¤    Ropalomeridae[?]¤    Sepsidae[?]¤    Sciomyzidae[?]¤  Superfamily Sphaeroceroidea¤    Chyromyidae[?]¤    Heleomyzidae[?]¤    Sphaeroceroidea[?]¤  Superfamily Lauxanioidea¤    Celyphidae[?]¤    Chamaemyiidae[?]¤    Eurychoromyiidae[?]¤    Lauxaniidae[?]¤  Superfamily Opomyzoidea¤    Acartophthalmidae[?]¤    Agromyzidae[?]¤    Anthomyzidae[?]¤    Asteiidae[?]¤    Aulacigastridae[?]¤    Clusiidae[?]¤    Fergusoninidae[?]¤    Marginidae[?]¤    Neminidae[?]¤    Neurochaetidae[?]¤    Odiniidae[?]¤    Opomyzidae[?]¤    Periscelididae[?]¤    Teratomyzidae[?]¤    Xenasteiidae[?]¤  Superfamily Ephydroidea¤    Camillidae[?]¤    Curtonotidae[?]¤    Diastatidae[?]¤    Ephydridae[?]¤    Drosophilidae[?]¤  Superfamily Carnoidea¤    Australimyzidae[?]¤    Braulidae[?]¤    Canaceidae[?]¤    Carnidae[?]¤    Chloropidae[?]¤    Cryptochaetidae[?]¤    Milichiidae[?]¤    Tethinidae[?]¤  Superfamily Gastrophilidea    Gastrophilidae[?]  Superfamily Anthomyiidea    Cordyluridae[?]    Acridomyiidae[?]    Anthomyiidae[?]    Eginiidae[?]  Superfamily Muscidea    Fanniidae[?]    Muscidae[?]  Superfamily Sarcophagidea    Calliphoridae[?]    Sarcophagidae[?]    Rhinophoridae[?]    Stackelbergomyiidae[?]  Superfamily Oestridea    Oestridae[?]    Hypodermatidae[?]    Cuterebridae[?]    Villeneuviellidae[?]  Superfamily Tachinidea    Phasiidae[?]    Leucostomatidae[?]    Dexiidae[?]    Tachinidae[?]  Superfamily Glossinidea    Glossinidae[?]  Superfamily Hippoboscidea    Hippoboscidae[?]  Superfamily Streblomorpha    Streblidae[?]  Superfamily Nycteribiomorpha    Nycteribiidae[?] Family incertae sedis    Palaeophoridae[?] extinct (Middle Jurassic)    [[]]    [[]]   Section  Superfamily Suborder Infraorder

Table of contents 1 Synonyms and common names 2 References 3 Text 4 Children

Synonyms and common names

Flies, mosquitoes

References

http://www.nearctica.com/nomina/diptera/diptera.htm
as of 2003-06-17
http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov/Diptera/biosys.htm
as of 2003-06-17 In the taxobox those that are included in this site have been marked with a ¤
http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/fossilcat/ for fossil diptera
as of 2003-06-17

Text

Diptera are insects in which the hind wings are reduced to halteres.

Children

The taxobox at right is based on the book The Historical Development of Diptera by Borris Rohdendorf.

Families in the list below marked with a plus sign are extinct. NOTE:duplicated names have been moved to the taxobox. Reconciliation of the names remaining below is in progress, but many are likely synonyms.

• Nematocera
  • Anisopodidae - Synonym for Olbiogastridae[?] etc.
  • +Ansorgiidae[?]
  • +Antefungivoridae[?]
  • Axymyiidae - in Pachyneuridea[?]?
  • +Boholdoyidae[?]
  • Canthyloscelididae in Scatopsidae[?]
  • Corethrellidae in Chaoboridae[?]
  • +Crosaphididae[?]
  • +Elliidae[?]
  • +Gracilitipulidae[?]
  • Grauvogeliidae[?]
  • Hennigmatidae[?]
  • Keroplatidae[?]
  • +Limnorhyphidae[?]
  • +Luanpingitidae[?]
  • +Mesosciophilidae[?]
  • Mycetophilidae[?]
  • Nadipteridae[?]
  • Oreodomyiidae[?]
  • +Parapleciidae[?]
  • Pleciidae[?]
  • +Procramptonomyiidae[?]
  • +Serendipidae[?]
  • +Siberhyphidae[?]
  • +Sinotendipedidae[?]
  • Synneuridae[?]
  • Thaumaleidae[?]
  • +Zhangobiidae[?]
• Cyclorrhapha
  • Borboridae - synonym for Sphaeroceridae[?]
  • Borboropsidae - rank in Heleomyzidae[?]
  • Calobatidae - rank in Micropezidae[?]
  • Campichoetidae - rank in Diastatidae[?]
  • Canacidae - misspelling of Canaceidae[?]
  • Centrioncidae - rank in Diopsidae[?]
  • Chiropteromyzidae - rank in Heleomyzidae[?]
  • Cnemosphathidae - rank in Heleomyzidae[?]
  • Cremifaniidae - rank in Chamaemyiidae[?]
  • Cypselidae - synonym for Sphaeroceridae[?]
  • Diopseidae - misspelling of Diopsidae[?]
  • +Eophlebombyiidae[?]
  • Eurygnathomyidae - rank in Pallopteridae[?]
  • Euxestidae - rank in Ulidiidae[?]
  • Helcomyzidae - rank in Dryomyzidae[?]
  • Heterocheilidae - rank in Dryomyzidae[?]
  • Heteromyzidae - rank in Heleomyzidae[?]
  • Huttoninidae - rank in Sciomyzidae[?]
  • Ironomyiidae[?]
  • Mindidae - synonym for Chloropidae[?]
  • Mormotomyiidae[?]
  • Mystacinobiidae[?]
  • Nannodastidae - rank in Chyromyidae[?]
  • Neottiophilidae - rank in Piophilidae[?]
  • Notomyzidae - rank in Heleomyzidae[?]
  • Otitidae - rank in Ulidiidae[?]
  • Phaeomyiidae - rank in Sciomyzidae[?]
  • Phycodromidae - synonym for Coelopidae[?]
  • Proneottiophilidae - rank in Psilidae[?]
  • Pterocallidae - rank in Ulidiidae[?]
  • Rhinotoridae - rank in Heleomyzidae[?]
  • Rhopalomeridae - misspelling of Ropalomeridae[?]
  • Risidae - rank in Ephydridae[?]
  • Sapromyzidae - rank in Lauxaniidae[?]
  • Scatophagidae[?]
  • Sepsididae - misspelling of sepsidae[?]
  • Siphonellopsidae - rank in Chloropidae[?]
  • Sphaeroceridae[?]
  • Stenomicridae - rank in Persicelididae[?]
  • Strongylophthalmyiidae - rank in Tanypezidae[?]
  • Stylogastridae (or Stylogasteridae) - rank in Conopidae[?]
  • Taeniapteridae - rank in Micropezidae[?]
  • Thyreophoridae - rank in Piophilidae[?]
  • Trixoscelididae - rank in Heleomyzidae[?]
  • Trypetidae - rank in Tephritidae[?]
  • Tunisimyiidae - rank in Xenasteiidae[?]
  • Tylidae - rank in Micropezidae[?]
• Orthorrhapha
  • +Alinkidae[?]
  • Apsilocephalidae[?]
  • Atelestidae[?]
  • Athericidae[?]
  • +Eremochaetidae[?]
  • Exeretonevridae[?]
  • Glutopidae[?]
  • Hybotidae[?]
  • Microphoridae[?]
  • Mydidae[?]
  • Mythicomyiidae[?]
  • Opetiidae[?]
  • Pantophthalmidae[?]
  • Pelecorhynchidae[?]
  • +Protempididae[?]
  • Vermileonidae[?]
  • Xylomyidae - associated with Stratiomyiidae[?]

Other invalid names

• Borboridea - superfamily, but still a valid genus in Stratiomyidae[?]
• Braulomorpha - infra order, now in superfamily Carnoidea[?]
• Chloropidea - superfamily, now in Carnoidea[?]
• Conopidea - variant spelling of Conopoidea[?]
• Drosophiloidea - superfamily, roughly equivalent to Ephydroidea[?]
• Heleomyzidea - superfamily, redistributed to Sphaeroceroidea[?], Sciomyzoidea[?] and Opomyzoidea[?]
• Psilidea - superfamily, redistributed to Diopsoidea[?] and Nerioidea[?]
• Sapromyzidea - superfamily, redistributed between Lauxanioidea[?] and Tephritoidea[?]
• Somatiidea - superfamily, now in Diopsoidea[?]
• Trypetidea - superfamily, now in superfamily Tephritoidea