Small flies, 1-5 mm long, usually black, often dull or subshining. Usually with 2 or 3 orbital setae, 2 medioclinate frontal setae, proclinate setula between supra-antennal seta and eye margin, pair of setulae on lunule, and four pseudotracheae; male terminalia with postgonites lost
Freeloader flies
Diptera Classification: Milichiidae
Diptera Classification: Milichiidae
Diptera Classification: Milichiidae
Diptera Classification: Milichiidae
Acartophthalmidae
Agromyzidae (economic)
Agromyzidae
Apioceridae
Asilidae
Blephariceridae
Bombyliidae
Carnidae
Diptera Classification: Acartophthalmidae; Agromyzidae; Apioceridae; Asilidae; Blephariceridae; Bombyliidae; Carnidae; Ceratopogonidae; Chaoboridae; Chironomidae; Clusiidae; Culicidae; Diptera; Drosophilidae; Empidoidea; Eurychoromyiidae; Meoneura biseta; Meoneura geniculata; Meoneura near neottiophila; Meoneura tritici; Milichiidae; Mydidae; Oestridae; Phoridae; Pipunculidae; Sarcophagidae; Sciaridae; Simuliidae; Somatiidae; Syrphidae; Tabanidae; Tachinidae; Tanyderidae; Tephritidae; Therevidae; Tipulidae
Flies, gnats, maggots, midges, mosquitoes, keds, bots, etc. are all common names for members of the order Diptera. This diversity of names documents the importance of the group to man and reflects the range of organisms in the order. The order is one of the four largest groups of living organisms. There are more known flies than vertebrates. These insects are a major component of virtually all non-marine ecosystems. Only the cold arctic and antarctic ice caps are without flies. The economic importance of the group is immense.
Diptera Classification: Diptera; Eurychoromyiidae; Meoneura biseta; Meoneura geniculata; Meoneura near neottiophila; Meoneura tritici; Milichiidae; Tephritidae
Diptera Classification: Acalyptratae; Acartophthalmidae; Acroceridae; Agromyzidae; Anisopodidae; Anthomyiidae; Anthomyzidae; Apioceridae; Apsilocephalidae; Apystomyiidae; Asilidae; Asiloidea; Asteiidae; Atelestidae; Athericidae; Aulacigastridae; Australimyzidae; Austroleptidae; Axymyiidae; Axymyiomorpha; Bibionidae; Bibionomorpha; Blephariceridae; Blephariceromorpha; Bolitophilidae; Bombyliidae; Brachycera; Brachystomatidae; Braulidae; Calliphoridae; Calyptratae; Camillidae; Canacidae; Canthyloscelidae; Carnidae; Carnoidea; Cecidomyiidae; Celyphidae; Ceratopogonidae; Chamaemyiidae; Chaoboridae; Chironomidae; Chloropidae; Chyromyidae; Clusiidae; Coelopidae; Conopidae; Conopoidea; Corethrellidae; Cryptochetidae; Ctenostylidae; Culicidae; Culicomorpha; Curtonotidae; Cylindrotomidae; Cypselosomatidae; Deuterophlebiidae; Diadocidiidae; Diastatidae; Diopsidae; Diopsoidea; Diptera; Ditomyiidae; Dixidae; Dolichopodidae; Drosophilidae; Dryomyzidae; Empididae; Empidoidea; Ephydridae; Ephydroidea; Eurychoromyiidae; Evocoidae; Fanniidae; Fergusoninidae; Glossinidae; Gobryidae; Helcomyzidae; Heleomyzidae; Helosciomyzidae; Hesperinidae; Heterocheilidae; Hilarimorphidae; Hippoboscidae; Homalocnemiidae; Huttoninidae; Hybotidae; incertae sedis; Ironomyiidae; Iteaphila group; Keroplatidae; Lauxaniidae; Lauxanioidea; Limoniidae; Lonchaeidae; Lonchopteridae; Lygistorrhinidae; Marginidae; Megamerinidae; Micropezidae; Milichiidae; Mormotomyiidae; Muscidae; Mycetophilidae; Mydidae; Mystacinobiidae; Mythicomyiidae; Nannodastiidae; Nematocera; Nemestrinidae; Neminidae; Neriidae; Nerioidea; Neurochaetidae; Nothybidae; Nymphomyiidae; Odiniidae; Oestridae; Opetiidae; Opomyzidae; Opomyzoidea; Oreogeton; Oreoleptidae; Pachyneuridae; Pallopteridae; Panthophthalmidae; Pediciidae; Periscelididae; Perissommatidae; Phaeomyiidae; Phoridae; Phoroidea; Piophilidae; Pipunculidae; Platypezidae; Platystomatidae; Psilidae; Psychodidae; Psychodomorpha; Ptychopteridae; Ptychopteromorpha; Pyrgotidae; Rangomaramidae; Rhagionidae; Rhiniidae; Rhinophoridae; Richardiidae; Ropalomeridae; Sarcophagidae; Scathophagidae; Scatopsidae; Scenopinidae; Schizophora; Sciaridae; Sciomyzidae; Sciomyzoidea; Sepsidae; Simuliidae; Somatiidae; Spaniidae; Sphaeroceridae; Sphaeroceroidea; Stratiomyidae; Stratiomyomorpha; Strongylophthalmyiidae; Syringogastridae; Syrphidae; Tabanidae; Tabanomorpha; Tachinidae; Tachiniscidae; Tanyderidae; Tanypezidae; Tephritidae; Tephritoidea; Teratomyzidae; Thaumaleidae; Therevidae; Tipulidae; Tipulomorpha; Trichoceridae; Ulidiidae; Vermileonidae; Xenasteiidae; Xylomyidae; Xylophagidae
Diptera Classification: Acartophthalmidae; Acroceridae; Agromyzidae; Anisopodidae; Anthomyiidae; Anthomyzidae; Apioceridae; Apsilocephalidae; Apystomyiidae; Asilidae; Asteiidae; Atelestidae; Athericidae; Aulacigastridae; Australimyzidae; Austroleptidae; Axymyiidae; Bibionidae; Blephariceridae; Bolitophilidae; Bombyliidae; Brachystomatidae; Braulidae; Calliphoridae; Camillidae; Canacidae; Canthyloscelidae; Carnidae; Cecidomyiidae; Celyphidae; Ceratopogonidae; Chamaemyiidae; Chaoboridae; Chironomidae; Chloropidae; Chyromyidae; Clusiidae; Coelopidae; Conopidae; Corethrellidae; Cryptochetidae; Ctenostylidae; Culicidae; Curtonotidae; Cylindrotomidae; Cypselosomatidae; Deuterophlebiidae; Diadocidiidae; Diastatidae; Diopsidae; Diptera; Ditomyiidae; Dixidae; Dolichopodidae; Drosophilidae; Dryomyzidae; Empididae; Empidoidea; Ephydridae; Eurychoromyiidae; Evocoidae; Fanniidae; Fergusoninidae; Glossinidae; Gobryidae; Helcomyzidae; Heleomyzidae; Helosciomyzidae; Hesperinidae; Heterocheilidae; Hilarimorphidae; Hippoboscidae; Homalocnemiidae; Huttoninidae; Hybotidae; Ironomyiidae; Iteaphila group; Keroplatidae; Lauxaniidae; Limoniidae; Lonchaeidae; Lonchopteridae; Lygistorrhinidae; Marginidae; Megamerinidae; Micropezidae; Milichiidae; Mormotomyiidae; Muscidae; Mycetophilidae; Mydidae; Mystacinobiidae; Mythicomyiidae; Nannodastiidae; Nemestrinidae; Neminidae; Neriidae; Neurochaetidae; Nothybidae; Nymphomyiidae; Odiniidae; Oestridae; Opetiidae; Opomyzidae; Pachyneuridae; Pallopteridae; Panthophthalmidae; Pediciidae; Periscelididae; Perissommatidae; Phaeomyiidae; Phoridae; Piophilidae; Pipunculidae; Platypezidae; Platystomatidae; Psilidae; Psychodidae; Ptychopteridae; Ptychopteromorpha; Pyrgotidae; Rangomaramidae; Rhagionidae; Rhiniidae; Rhinophoridae; Richardiidae; Ropalomeridae; Sarcophagidae; Scathophagidae; Scatopsidae; Scenopinidae; Sciaridae; Sciomyzidae; Sepsidae; Simuliidae; Somatiidae; Spaniidae; Sphaeroceridae; Stratiomyidae; Strongylophthalmyiidae; Syringogastridae; Syrphidae; Tabanidae; Tachinidae; Tachiniscidae; Tanyderidae; Tanypezidae; Tephritidae; Teratomyzidae; Thaumaleidae; Therevidae; Tipulidae; Trichoceridae; Ulidiidae; Vermileonidae; Xenasteiidae; Xylomyidae; Xylophagidae