Family Name List by Groups

Notes on the Family Classification

Alphabetic list of family group names

Links to taxon websites

NEMATOCERA*PP

Tipulomorpha
Cylindrotomidae
Limoniidae*PP [=Eriopteridae (synonym)] Pediciidae
Tipulidae
Psychodomorpha
Canthyloscelidae [=Hyperoscelididae (syn.), Synneuridae (rank)]
Perissommatidae
Psychodidae [=Phlebotomidae (synonym)]
Scatopsidae
Trichoceridae
Ptychopteromorpha
Ptychopteridae
Tanyderidae
Culicomorpha
Ceratopogonidae [=Leptoconopidae (rank)]
Chaoboridae
Chironomidae
Corethrellidae
Culicidae
Dixidae
Simuliidae
Thaumaleidae
Blephariceromorpha
Blephariceridae
Deuterophlebiidae
Nymphomyiidae
Bibionomorpha
Anisopodidae [=Olbiogastridae (rank),=Mycetobiidae (rank)]
Bibionidae [=Penthetriidae (rank),=Pleciidae (rank)]
Bolitophilidae
Cecidomyiidae [=Baeonotidae (synonym), =Lestremiidae (rank)]
Diadocidiidae*PP
Ditomyiidae
Hesperinidae
Keroplatidae [=Macroceridae (rank)]
Lygistorrhinidae
Mycetophilidae [=Manotidae (rank)]
Pachyneuridae [=Cramptonomyiidae (rank)]
Rangomaramidae
Sciaridae [=Heterotrichia group (rank)]
Axymyiomorpha
Axymyiidae

BRACHYCERA*P

Stratiomyomorpha
Panthophthalmidae
Stratiomyidae
Xylomyidae [=Solvidae (synonym)]
Tabanomorpha
Acroceridae
Athericidae
Austroleptidae
Nemestrinidae
Oreoleptidae
Rhagionidae [= Pelecorhynchidae (rank)]
Spaniidae
Tabanidae 
Xylophagidae [=Coenomyiidae (rank), =Exeretonevridae (rank), =Heterostomidae (rank), =Rachiceridae (rank)]
Vermileonomorpha
Vermileonidae
Asiloidea
Apioceridae
Apsilocephalidae
Apystomyiidae (incertae sedis)
Asilidae
Bombyliidae
Evocoidae
Hilarimorphidae
Mydidae
Mythicomyiidae
Scenopinidae
Therevidae
Empidoidea
Atelestidae
Brachystomatidae
Dolichopodidae
Empididae
Homalocnemiidae
Hybotidae
Iteaphila group
Oreogeton

CYCLORRHAPHA
ASCHIZA*P

Ironomyiidae
Lonchopteridae
Opetiidae
Phoridae [=Termitoxeniidae (synonym),= Sciadoceridae (rank)]
Pipunculidae
Platypezidae
Syrphidae [=Microdontidae (rank)]

SCHIZOPHORACALYPTRATAE

Anthomyiidae
Calliphoridae*PP [=Bengaliidae (synonym), =Mesembrinellidae (synonym)]
Fanniidae
Glossinidae
Hippoboscidae [=Nycteribiidae (rank),=Streblidae (rank)]
Mormotomyiidae
Muscidae [=Eginiidae (rank)]
Mystacinobiidae
Oestridae [=Cuterebridae (rank),=Gasterophilidae (rank), =Hypodermatidae (rank)]
Rhiniidae
Rhinophoridae [=Axiniidae (rank)]
Sarcophagidae
Scathophagidae
Tachinidae [=Stackelbergomyiidae (rank)]

ACALYPTRATAE PP*

Nerioidea
Cypselosomatidae [=Pseudopomyzidae (rank)]
Megamerinidae
Micropezidae [=Calobatidae (synonym), =Taeniapteridae (synonym),=Tylidae (synonym)]
Neriidae
Diopsoidea
Diopsidae
Gobryidae
Nothybidae
Psilidae
Somatiidae (incertae sedis)
Strongylophthalmyiidae
Syringogastridae
Tanypezidae (incertae sedis)
Conopoidea
Conopidae [=Stylogasteridae (rank)]
Tephritoidea
Ctenostylidae
Lonchaeidae
Pallopteridae [=Eurygnathomyiidae (rank)]
Piophilidae [=Neottiophilidae (rank),=Thyreophoridae (rank)]
Platystomatidae
Pyrgotidae
Richardiidae
Tachiniscidae
Tephritidae [=Phytalmiidae (synonym), =Trypetidae (synonym)]
Ulidiidae [=Euxestidae (rank), =Otitidae (rank), =Pterocallidae (rank)]
Lauxanioidea
Celyphidae
Chamaemyiidae [=Cremifaniidae (rank)]
Eurychoromyiidae
Lauxaniidae
Sciomyzoidea
Coelopidae [=Phycodromidae (synonym)]
Dryomyzidae
Helcomyzidae
Helosciomyzidae
Heterocheilidae
Huttoninidae
Phaeomyiidae
Ropalomeridae
Sciomyzidae
Sepsidae
Opomyzoidea
Agromyzidae
Anthomyzidae
Asteiidae
Aulacigastridae
Clusiidae
Fergusoninidae
Marginidae
Neminidae
Neurochaetidae
Odiniidae
Opomyzidae
Periscelididae [=Stenomicridae (rank)]
Teratomyzidae
Xenasteiidae [=Tunisimyiidae (synonym)]
Carnoidea
Acartophthalmidae
Australimyzidae
Braulidae
Canacidae
Carnidae
Chloropidae [=Mindidae (synonym), =Siphonellopsidae (rank)]
Cryptochetidae
Milichiidae
Tethinidae
Sphaeroceroidea
Chyromyidae
Heleomyzidae *PP [=Borboropsidae (rank), =Chiropteromyzidae (rank), =Cnemospathidae (rank), =Heteromyzidae (rank), =Notomyzidae (rank), =Rhinotoridae (rank), =Trixoscelididae (rank)]
Nannodastiidae
Sphaeroceridae [=Borboridae (syn.), =Cypselidae (synonym)]
Ephydroidea
Camillidae
Curtonotidae
Diastatidae [=Campichoetidae (rank)]
Drosophilidae
Ephydridae [=Risidae (rank)]

*P = paraphyleticunit
*PP = para- or polyphyletic unit


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Last Updated: 21 February 2009 by Gail Kampmeier

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Taxonomic name: 
Nematocera (Diptera Classification), Tipulomorpha (Diptera Classification), Cylindrotomidae (Diptera Classification), Limoniidae (Diptera Classification), Pediciidae (Diptera Classification), Tipulidae (Diptera Classification), Psychodomorpha (Diptera Classification), Canthyloscelidae (Diptera Classification), Perissommatidae (Diptera Classification), Psychodidae (Diptera Classification), Scatopsidae (Diptera Classification), Trichoceridae (Diptera Classification), Ptychopteromorpha (Diptera Classification), Ptychopteridae (Diptera Classification), Tanyderidae (Diptera Classification), Culicomorpha (Diptera Classification), Ceratopogonidae (Diptera Classification), Chaoboridae (Diptera Classification), Chironomidae (Diptera Classification), Corethrellidae (Diptera Classification), Culicidae (Diptera Classification), Dixidae (Diptera Classification), Simuliidae (Diptera Classification), Thaumaleidae (Diptera Classification), Blephariceromorpha (Diptera Classification), Blephariceridae (Diptera Classification), Deuterophlebiidae (Diptera Classification), Nymphomyiidae (Diptera Classification), Bibionomorpha (Diptera Classification), Anisopodidae (Diptera Classification), Bibionidae (Diptera Classification), Bolitophilidae (Diptera Classification), Cecidomyiidae (Diptera Classification), Diadocidiidae (Diptera Classification), Ditomyiidae (Diptera Classification), Hesperinidae (Diptera Classification), Keroplatidae (Diptera Classification), Lygistorrhinidae (Diptera Classification), Mycetophilidae (Diptera Classification), Pachyneuridae (Diptera Classification), Rangomaramidae (Diptera Classification), Sciaridae (Diptera Classification), Axymyiomorpha (Diptera Classification), Axymyiidae (Diptera Classification), Brachycera (Diptera Classification), Stratiomyomorpha (Diptera Classification), Panthophthalmidae (Diptera Classification), Stratiomyidae (Diptera Classification), Xylomyidae (Diptera Classification), Tabanomorpha (Diptera Classification), Acroceridae (Diptera Classification), Athericidae (Diptera Classification), Austroleptidae (Diptera Classification), Nemestrinidae (Diptera Classification), Oreoleptidae (Diptera Classification), Rhagionidae (Diptera Classification), Spaniidae (Diptera Classification), Tabanidae (Diptera Classification), Xylophagidae (Diptera Classification), Vermileonidae (Diptera Classification), Asiloidea (Diptera Classification), Apioceridae (Diptera Classification), Apsilocephalidae (Diptera Classification), Apystomyiidae (Diptera Classification), Asilidae (Diptera Classification), Bombyliidae (Diptera Classification), Evocoidae (Diptera Classification), Hilarimorphidae (Diptera Classification), Mydidae (Diptera Classification), Mythicomyiidae (Diptera Classification), Scenopinidae (Diptera Classification), Therevidae (Diptera Classification), Empidoidea (Diptera Classification), Atelestidae (Diptera Classification), Brachystomatidae (Diptera Classification), Dolichopodidae (Diptera Classification), Empididae (Diptera Classification), Homalocnemiidae (Diptera Classification), Hybotidae (Diptera Classification), Iteaphila group (Diptera Classification), Oreogeton (Diptera Classification), Phoroidea (Diptera Classification), Ironomyiidae (Diptera Classification), Lonchopteridae (Diptera Classification), Opetiidae (Diptera Classification), Phoridae (Diptera Classification), Pipunculidae (Diptera Classification), Platypezidae (Diptera Classification), Syrphidae (Diptera Classification), Schizophora (Diptera Classification), Calyptratae (Diptera Classification), Anthomyiidae (Diptera Classification), Calliphoridae (Diptera Classification), Fanniidae (Diptera Classification), Glossinidae (Diptera Classification), Hippoboscidae (Diptera Classification), Mormotomyiidae (Diptera Classification), Muscidae (Diptera Classification), Mystacinobiidae (Diptera Classification), Oestridae (Diptera Classification), Rhiniidae (Diptera Classification), Rhinophoridae (Diptera Classification), Sarcophagidae (Diptera Classification), Scathophagidae (Diptera Classification), Tachinidae (Diptera Classification), Acalyptratae (Diptera Classification), Nerioidea (Diptera Classification), Cypselosomatidae (Diptera Classification), Megamerinidae (Diptera Classification), Micropezidae (Diptera Classification), Neriidae (Diptera Classification), Diopsoidea (Diptera Classification), Diopsidae (Diptera Classification), Gobryidae (Diptera Classification), Nothybidae (Diptera Classification), Psilidae (Diptera Classification), Somatiidae (Diptera Classification), Strongylophthalmyiidae (Diptera Classification), Syringogastridae (Diptera Classification), Tanypezidae (Diptera Classification), Conopoidea (Diptera Classification), Conopidae (Diptera Classification), Tephritoidea (Diptera Classification), Ctenostylidae (Diptera Classification), Lonchaeidae (Diptera Classification), Pallopteridae (Diptera Classification), Piophilidae (Diptera Classification), Platystomatidae (Diptera Classification), Pyrgotidae (Diptera Classification), Richardiidae (Diptera Classification), Tachiniscidae (Diptera Classification), Tephritidae (Diptera Classification), Ulidiidae (Diptera Classification), Lauxanioidea (Diptera Classification), Celyphidae (Diptera Classification), Chamaemyiidae (Diptera Classification), Eurychoromyiidae (Diptera Classification), Lauxaniidae (Diptera Classification), Sciomyzoidea (Diptera Classification), Coelopidae (Diptera Classification), Dryomyzidae (Diptera Classification), Helcomyzidae (Diptera Classification), Helosciomyzidae (Diptera Classification), Heterocheilidae (Diptera Classification), Huttoninidae (Diptera Classification), Phaeomyiidae (Diptera Classification), Ropalomeridae (Diptera Classification), Sciomyzidae (Diptera Classification), Sepsidae (Diptera Classification), Opomyzoidea (Diptera Classification), Agromyzidae (Diptera Classification), Anthomyzidae (Diptera Classification), Asteiidae (Diptera Classification), Aulacigastridae (Diptera Classification), Clusiidae (Diptera Classification), Fergusoninidae (Diptera Classification), Marginidae (Diptera Classification), Neminidae (Diptera Classification), Neurochaetidae (Diptera Classification), Odiniidae (Diptera Classification), Opomyzidae (Diptera Classification), Periscelididae (Diptera Classification), Teratomyzidae (Diptera Classification), Xenasteiidae (Diptera Classification), Carnoidea (Diptera Classification), Acartophthalmidae (Diptera Classification), Australimyzidae (Diptera Classification), Braulidae (Diptera Classification), Canacidae (Diptera Classification), Carnidae (Diptera Classification), Chloropidae (Diptera Classification), Cryptochetidae (Diptera Classification), Milichiidae (Diptera Classification), Sphaeroceroidea (Diptera Classification), Chyromyidae (Diptera Classification), Heleomyzidae (Diptera Classification), Nannodastiidae (Diptera Classification), Sphaeroceridae (Diptera Classification), Ephydroidea (Diptera Classification), Camillidae (Diptera Classification), Curtonotidae (Diptera Classification), Diastatidae (Diptera Classification), Drosophilidae (Diptera Classification), Ephydridae (Diptera Classification), Diptera (Diptera Classification), incertae sedis (Diptera Classification), Cyclorrhapha (Diptera Classification)
Thu, 2008-03-13 13:25 -- Gail
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