Diptera

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