Diptera
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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 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 Infraorder CulicomorphaÃÂä ChaoboridaeÃÂä Asiochaoboridae extinct (Upper Jurassic)ÃÂä Culicidae - MosquitosÃÂä DixidaeÃÂä Architendipedidae extinct (Upper Triassic)ÃÂä Protendipedidae extinct (Middle Jurassic)ÃÂä ThaumaleidaeÃÂä ChironomidaeÃÂä CeratopogonidaeÃÂä Simuliidae - Black fliesÃÂäÃÂä Mesophantasmatidae extinct (Middle Jurassic)ÃÂä Infraorder Bibionomorpha AnisopodidaeÃÂä AxymyiidaeÃÂä BibionidaeÃÂä BolitophilidaeÃÂä CanthyloscelididaeÃÂä CecidomyiidaeÃÂä DiadocidiidaeÃÂä DitomyiidaeÃÂä Eopleciidae extinct (Lower Jurassic)ÃÂä HesperinidaeÃÂä KeroplatidaeÃÂä LygistorhinidaeÃÂä ManotidaeÃÂä MycetophilidaeÃÂä Oligophryneidae extinct (Upper Triassic)ÃÂä PachyneuridaeÃÂä Paraxymyiidae extinct (Middle Jurassic)ÃÂä PerissommatidaeÃÂä Protobibionidae extinct (Middle Jurassic)ÃÂä Protopleciidae extinct (Pan Jurassic)ÃÂä Protorhyphidae extinct (Upper Triassic) ScatopsidaeÃÂä SciaridaeÃÂä Superfamily Pleciodictyidea extinct Pleciodictyidae - (Upper Triassic) Superfamily Protoligoneuridea extinct Protoligoneuridae - (Upper Triassic) 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 Ceroplatidae Macroceridae Mycetobiidae Fungivoridae Superfamily Cecidomyiidea Lestremiidae Heteropezidae Superfamily Scatopsidea Protoscatopsidae extinct (Middle Jurassic) Hyperoscelididae Synneurontidae Suborder BrachyceraÃÂäÃÂä Infraorder Orthorrhapha Superfamily Tabanomorpha Eostratiomyiidae extinct (Middle Jurassic) Alinkidae extinct (Triassic) Rhagionidae Athericidae Tabanidae Pelecorhynchidae Vermileonidae - worm lions Superfamily Nemestrinioidea Acroceridae Nemestrinidae Superfamily Xylophagomorpha Pantophtalmidae Xylophagidae Eomyiidae extinct (Middle Jurassic) Superfamily Stratiomyomorpha Archisargidae extinct (Middle Jurassic) Stratiomyidae Xylomyidae Superfamily Asiloidea Protomphralidae extinct (Middle Jurassic) Eremochaetidae extinct (Cretaceous, Jurassic) Therevidae Apioceridae Asilidae Mydidae Scenopinidae Bombyliidae Apystomyiidae Mythicomyiidae Systropodidae Superfamily Empidoidea Empididae Dolichopodidae Rhagionempididae extinct (Middle Jurassic) Protempididae extinct (Upper Jurassic) Infraorder Cyclorrhapha Section Aschiza Superfamily Platypezidea Phoridae Sciadoceridae Opetiidae Ironomyiidae Lonchopteridae Platypezidae Superfamily Syrphidea Syrphidae Pipunculidae Section Schizophora Sub-section Acalyptratae 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 Sphaeroceridae 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 Sub-section Calyptratae Superfamily Muscoidea Anthomyiidae - cabbage fly Fanniidae Muscidae - house fly Scathophagidae - dung fly Superfamily Oestridea Calliphoridae Mystacinobiidae Oestridae Rhinophoridae Sarcophagidae Tachinidae Superfamily Hippoboscoidea Glossinidae Hippoboscidae Mormotomyiidae Nycteribiidae Streblidae
Family incertae sedis
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Diptera are insects in which the hind wings are reduced to halteres.
Synonyms and common names
Flies, mosquitoes. In compound names containing "fly" for members of this order, the name is written as two words as in "crane fly". For insects that are members of other orders the name is written as a single word as in "butterfly".
Beyond that considerable revision in the taxonomy of the flies has taken place since the introduction of modern cladistic techniques, and much remains uncertain. The secondary ranks between the sub-orders and the families are more out of practical considerations than out of any strict respect for phylogenetic classifications. (Modern cladists tend to spurn the use of any rank names.) Several of the classifications used now in this article remain paraphyletic groupings; this is particularly notable in the Orthorrapha.
When the taxobox was set up it was based on Rohdendorf's The Historical Development of Diptera because it happened to be convenient. Rohdendorf's approach was especially influenced by paleontological considerations, and this does not appear to be entirely suitable for dealing with living species. The current revision is based primarily on material on The Diptera Site, The Tree of Life Project and the Bishop Museum Catalog, with help from other sites when treatment by these sites were inconsistent or in conflict. As of 2003-08-14 that revision has been done for the Brachycera, and is being planned for the Nematocera whose presentation remains based on Rohdendorf. The symbol ÃÂä in the taxobox is transitional to indicate what part of the work has been completed.
Subdivision
There are two generally accepted sub-orders of diptera. The Nematocera are usually recognized by their elongated bodies and feathery antennae as represented by mosquitoes and crane flies. The Brachycera tend to have a more roundly proportioned body and very short antennae. Family names
The list below was originally created before the taxobox; families in the list below marked with a plus sign are extinct. Reconciliation of the names in it has progressed in conjunction with the revision of the taxobox. What remains after the revision is essentially a list of synonyms. Nematocera
Cyclorrhapha - Acalyptratae
Cyclorrhapha - Calyptratae
Cyclorrhapha - Aschiza
Higher level invalid names