Species list, Checklist of Order Diptera (Flies) for Continents

Ants	Arachnids
Bees	Beetles
Booklice	Bugs
Bumblebees	Butterflies
Cicadas	Crane flies
Dragonflies	Earwigs
Flies	Isopods
Locusts	Mantises
Mayflies	Mosquitoes
Myriapods	Net-winged
Plant-parasitic	Scorpion flies
Termites	Wasps

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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Continents

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	2110 116133 1222976	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	2101 115931 1221959	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	1812 113780 1210168	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	929 84484 1007160	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies	234 14306 200735	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Continents
234 Families width 200735 Species and 2174 Subspecies

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Acartophthalmidae Czerny, 1928	Acartophthalmid flies	8	Species	Taxom
Acroceridae Leach, 1815	Hunch-back flies	462	Species	Taxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823	Leaf miner flies	4580	Species	Taxom
Alinkidae Krzemi& 324;ski, 1992		1	Species	Taxom
Anisopodidae Knab, 1912	Window Midges	244	Species	Taxom
Ansorgiidae Krzeminski &..., 1993		1	Species	Taxom
Antefungivoridae Rohdendorf, 1938		29	Species	Taxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830	Anthomyiid flies	2680	Species	Taxom
Anthomyzidae Czerny, 1903	Anthomyzid flies	279	Species	Taxom
Apioceridae Bigot, 1852	Flower-loving flies	154	Species	Taxom
Apsilocephalidae Nagatomi & al., 1991		7	Species	Taxom
Archilimoniidae Krzeminski &..., 2003		1	Species	Taxom
Archisargidae Rohdendorf, 1962		42	Species	Taxom
Archizelmiridae Rohdendorf, 1962		5	Species	Taxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802	Assassin flies	9562	Species	Taxom
Asiochaoboridae Hong & Wang, 1990		4	Species	Taxom
Asteiidae Rondani, 1856	Asteiid Flies	161	Species	Taxom
Atelestidae Hennig, 1970		25	Species	Taxom
Athericidae Stuckenberg, 1973	Athericid flies	125	Species	Taxom
Aulacigastridae Wollaston, 1864	Aulacigastrid flies	57	Species	Taxom
Australimyzidae Griffiths, 1972		9	Species	Taxom
Austroleptidae Nagatomi, 1982		10	Species	Taxom
Awesomidae		1	Species	Taxom
Axymyiidae Rohdendorf, 1946	Axymyiidae flies	18	Species	Taxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821	Bibionid flies	1287	Species	Taxom
Blephariceridae Loew, 1861	Mountain midges	356	Species	Taxom
Boholdoyidae Kovalev, 1985		3	Species	Taxom
Bolitophilidae Malloch, 1917		8	Species	Taxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Flies	6138	Species	Taxom
Brachystomatidae Melander, 1908		72	Species	Taxom
Braulidae Egger, 1853	Bee lice	9	Species	Taxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889	Blow flies	2420	Species	Taxom
Camillidae Frey, 1921	Camillid flies	46	Species	Taxom
Canaceidae (Jones, 1906)	Beach flies	149	Species	Taxom
Canacidae Jones, 1906	Beach Flies	30	Species	Taxom
Canthyloscelidae Enderlein, 1912		21	Species	Taxom
Carnidae Newman, 1834	Bird flies	115	Species	Taxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834	Forest Midges	7828	Species	Taxom
Celyphidae Bigot, 1852	Beetle flies	115	Species	Taxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834	Biting midge	6879	Species	Taxom
Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910	Aphid flies	399	Species	Taxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834	Phantom midge	266	Species	Taxom
Chimeromyiidae Grimaldi & C..., 2009		9	Species	Taxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842	Chironomids	11096	Species	Taxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840	Chloropid flies	3479	Species	Taxom
Chyromyidae Hendel, 1916	Chiromyid flies	149	Species	Taxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840	Clusiid flies	484	Species	Taxom
Coelopidae Hendel, 1910	Kelp Flies	43	Species	Taxom
Coenomyiidae (Westwood, 1840)	Smell flies	1	Species	Taxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802	Thick-headed Flies	993	Species	Taxom
Corethrellidae (Wood & Borkent, 1986)	Frog biting midge	1	Species	Taxom
Crosaphididae Kovalev, 1983		2	Species	Taxom
Cryptochetidae Brues & Mela..., 1932	Cryptochetid Flies	36	Species	Taxom
Ctenostylidae Bigot, 1882		1	Species	Taxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818	Mosquito	4542	Species	Taxom
Curtonotidae Duda, 1934	Curtonotid flies	78	Species	Taxom
Cuterebridae (Blake, 1938)		1	Species	Taxom
Cylindrotomidae (Mulsant, 1842)	Cylindrotomid Crane Flies	32	Species	Taxom
Cypselosomatidae Hennig, 1958	Cypselosomatid flies	25	Species	Taxom
Cypselostomatidae		1	Species	Taxom
Deuterophlebiidae Edwards, 1922	Mountain midges	14	Species	Taxom
Diadocidiidae Winnertz, 1863		6	Species	Taxom
Diastatidae Hendel, 1917	Bog flies	62	Species	Taxom
Dictyodipteridae Rohdendorf, 1961		1	Species	Taxom
Diopsidae Billberg, 1820	Stalk-eyed flies	161	Species	Taxom
Ditomyiidae Keilin, 1919		77	Species	Taxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868	Dixid Midges	287	Species	Taxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809	Long legged flies	8974	Species	Taxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856	Fruit flies	4635	Species	Taxom
Dryomyzidae Schiner, 1862	Dryomyzid flies	59	Species	Taxom
Elliidae Krzeminska, ..., 1993		4	Species	Taxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809	Balloon flies	3851	Species	Taxom
Eoditomyiidae Ansorge, 1996		1	Species	Taxom
Eomyiidae Rohdendorf, 1962		1	Species	Taxom
Eophlebomyiidae Cockerell, 1925		1	Species	Taxom
Eopolyneuridae Rohdendorf, 1962		2	Species	Taxom
Eostratiomyiidae Rohdendorf, 1962		1	Species	Taxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837	Brine flies	2483	Species	Taxom
Eremochaetidae Ussatchov, 1968		23	Species	Taxom
Evocoidae Yeates, Irwi..., 2006		1	Species	Taxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911	Latrine flies	434	Species	Taxom
Fergusoninidae Hennig, 1958		42	Species	Taxom
Fungivoritidae Rohdendorf, 1957		13	Species	Taxom
Glossinidae Theobald, 1903	Tik-tik flies	32	Species	Taxom
Gnomuscidae Shcherbakov, 1995		2	Species	Taxom
Gobryidae Mcalpine, 1997		6	Species	Taxom
Grauvogeliidae Krzeminski, 1994		6	Species	Taxom
Helcomyzidae Malloch, 1933	Helcomyzid flies	9	Species	Taxom
Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840)	Heleomyzid flies	848	Species	Taxom
Helosciomyzidae Griffiths, 1972		40	Species	Taxom
Hennigmatidae Shcherbakov, 1995		4	Species	Taxom
Hesperinidae Hendel, 1928		11	Species	Taxom
Heterocheilidae Mcalpine, 1991	Half-bridge flies	11	Species	Taxom
Heteromyzidae Fallen, 1820	Heleomyzid flies	79	Species	Taxom
Hilarimorphidae Hendel, 1936	Hilarimorphid flies	37	Species	Taxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819	Keds	759	Species	Taxom
Hoffeinsmyiidae Michelsen, 2009		1	Species	Taxom
Huaxiasciaritidae (Hong, 2002)		28	Species	Taxom
Huttoninidae (Steyskal, 1965)	Marsh flies	8	Species	Taxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820	Dance flies	2350	Species	Taxom
Hyperpolyneuridae Rohdendorf, 1961		1	Species	Taxom
Inbiomyiidae Buck, 2006		11	Species	Taxom
Ironomyiidae McAlpine & M..., 1966	Ironic flies	26	Species	Taxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856	Fungus gnats	1280	Species	Taxom
Kovalevisargidae Mostovski, 1997		6	Species	Taxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835	Beach flies	2196	Species	Taxom
Limoniidae (Speiser, 1909)	Craneflies	1975	Species	Taxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861	Lance Flies	615	Species	Taxom
Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839	Pointed-wing flies	74	Species	Taxom
Luanpingitidae Zhang, 1986		1	Species	Taxom
Lygistorrhinidae Hendel, 1936	Long beaked fungus gnat	24	Species	Taxom
Marginidae Mcalpine, 1991		3	Species	Taxom
Megamerinidae Hendel, 1913	Megamerinid flies	18	Species	Taxom
Mesophantasmatidae Rohdendorf, 1962		1	Species	Taxom
Mesosciophilidae Rohdendorf, 1946		21	Species	Taxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798	Stilt Flies	665	Species	Taxom
Microphoridae (Chvala, 1983)		1	Species	Taxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862	Filth flies	405	Species	Taxom
Mormotomyiidae Austen, 1936		2	Species	Taxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802	Face flies	6681	Species	Taxom
Musidoromimidae Rohdendorf, 1962		1	Species	Taxom
Mycetobiidae Winnertz, 1863		1	Species	Taxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834	Fungus Gnat	9821	Species	Taxom
Mydaidae (Osten Sacken, 1874)	Mydas flies	2	Species	Taxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903	Mydas flies	549	Species	Taxom
Mythicomyiidae Melander, 1902	Micro Bee Flies	82	Species	Taxom
Nadipteridae Lukashevich, 1995		4	Species	Taxom
Nannodastiidae Papp, 1980		3	Species	Taxom
Natalimyzidae Barraclough ..., 2006		1	Species	Taxom
Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834	Tangle-veined flies	325	Species	Taxom
Neminidae Mcalpine, 1983	Nobody Flies	14	Species	Taxom
Neriidae Hendel, 1916	Banana stalk flies	122	Species	Taxom
Neurochaetidae Mcalpine, 1978	Upside-Down Flies	30	Species	Taxom
Nothybidae Frey, 1927		9	Species	Taxom
Nycteribiidae Samouelle, 1819	Bat Flies	75	Species	Taxom
Nymphomyiidae Tokunaga, 1932	Nymphomyiid crane flies	9	Species	Taxom
Odiniidae Hendel, 1920	Odiniid flies	79	Species	Taxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815	Bot flies	253	Species	Taxom
Opetiidae Rondani, 1856	Flat-footed flies	10	Species	Taxom
Opomyzidae (Fallen, 1820)	Opomyzid flies	111	Species	Taxom
Oreoleptidae Zloty, Sincl..., 2005		1	Species	Taxom
Orientisargidae Zhang, 2012		1	Species	Taxom
Otitidae (Macquart, 1835)	Picture-winged flies	740	Species	Taxom
Pachyneuridae Schiner, 1864	Dark-winged fungus gnats	12	Species	Taxom
Palaeophoridae Rohdendorf, 1951		1	Species	Taxom
Pallopteridae Loew, 1862	Flutter flies	113	Species	Taxom
Pantophthalmidae Williston, 1906	Timber flies	28	Species	Taxom
Paraxymyiidae Rohdendorf, 1946	Paxylommatid wasps	13	Species	Taxom
Pediciidae Osten Sacken, 1860	Hairy-Eyed Crane Flies	99	Species	Taxom
Pelecorhynchidae Philip, 1941	Pelecorhynchid flies	52	Species	Taxom
Periscelididae Oldenberg, 1914	Periscelidid Flies	120	Species	Taxom
Perissommatidae Colless, 1962		13	Species	Taxom
Phaeomyiidae (Verbeke, 1950)	Marsh flies	7	Species	Taxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833	Coffin Flies	4919	Species	Taxom
Piophilidae Macquart, 1835	Cheese flies	170	Species	Taxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834	Big headed flies	1808	Species	Taxom
Platypezidae Fallen, 1815	Flat footed flies	345	Species	Taxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862	Picture-winged flies	1329	Species	Taxom
Pleciodictyidae Rohdendorf, 1962		1	Species	Taxom
Pleciofungivoridae Rohdendorf, 1946		82	Species	Taxom
Pleciomimidae Rodendorf, 1949		30	Species	Taxom
Procramptonomyiidae Kovalev, 1985		9	Species	Taxom
Proneottiophilidae Hennig, 1969		1	Species	Taxom
Prosechamyiidae Blagoderov &..., 2007		2	Species	Taxom
Protapioceridae Ren, 1998		4	Species	Taxom
Protempididae Ussatchov, 1968		2	Species	Taxom
Protendipedidae Rohdendorf, 1962		3	Species	Taxom
Protobrachyceridae Rohdendorf, 1962		3	Species	Taxom
Protoligoneuridae Rohdendorf, 1962		6	Species	Taxom
Protomphralidae Rohdendorf, 1957		3	Species	Taxom
Protopleciidae Rohdendorf, 1946		50	Species	Taxom
Protorhyphidae Handlirsch, 1906		21	Species	Taxom
Pseudopomyzidae (Mcalpine, 1966)	Banana flies	22	Species	Taxom
Psilidae Macquart, 1835	Carrot flies	484	Species	Taxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834	Drain flies	3620	Species	Taxom
Ptychopteridae Osten Sacken, 1862	Phantom crane flies	185	Species	Taxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868	Light Flies	384	Species	Taxom
Rangomaramidae Jaschhof & D..., 2002		49	Species	Taxom
Rhaetaniidae (Krzemiń..., 2002)		1	Species	Taxom
Rhagionemestriidae Ussatchov, 1968		10	Species	Taxom
Rhagionempididae Rohdendorf, 1938		5	Species	Taxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802	Snipe flies	914	Species	Taxom
Rhiniidae Brauer & Ber..., 1889		18	Species	Taxom
Rhinophoridae Robineau-Des..., 1863	Woodlouse flies	221	Species	Taxom
Rhyphidae (Newman, 1834)		4	Species	Taxom
Richardidae Snow, 1896	Richardid flies	146	Species	Taxom
Richardiidae (Snow, 1896)	Picture-winged flies	66	Species	Taxom
Ropalomeridae Linder, 1930	Ropalomerid flies	38	Species	Taxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834	Flesh flies	3765	Species	Taxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830	Dung flies	841	Species	Taxom
Scatopsidae Newman, 1834	Dung midges	577	Species	Taxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835	Window Flies	451	Species	Taxom
Sciadoceridae (Schmitz, 1929)		1	Species	Taxom
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820	Black fungus gnats	388	Species	Taxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820	Marsh Flies	791	Species	Taxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833	Black scavenger flies	542	Species	Taxom
Serendipidae Evenhuis, 1994		3	Species	Taxom
Siberhyphidae Kovalev, 1985		1	Species	Taxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834	Black flies	2543	Species	Taxom
Somatiidae Hendel, 1935		8	Species	Taxom
Spaniidae (Nagatomi, 1982)		3	Species	Taxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835	Dung flies	2069	Species	Taxom
Strashilidae Rasnitsyn, 1992		3	Species	Taxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802	Soldier flies	3176	Species	Taxom
Streblidae (Kolenati, 1863)	Bat flies	154	Species	Taxom
Strongylophthalmyiidae Hennig, 1940	Strongylophthalmyiid flies	84	Species	Taxom
Syringogastridae Prado, 1969		15	Species	Taxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802	Drone flies	8557	Species	Taxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802	Breeze flies	5407	Species	Taxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)	Bristle Flies	12291	Species	Taxom
Tachiniscidae (Kertesz, 1903)		1	Species	Taxom
Tanyderidae Alexander, 1919	Primitive crane flies	72	Species	Taxom
Tanyderophryneidae Rohdendorf, 1962		1	Species	Taxom
Tanypezidae Rondani, 1856	Stretched-foot flies	24	Species	Taxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834	Fruit flies	6039	Species	Taxom
Teratomyzidae Hennig, 1969	Fern Flies	11	Species	Taxom
Tethepomyiidae Grimaldi & A..., 2008		1	Species	Taxom
Tethinidae (Hendel, 1916)	Tethinid flies	228	Species	Taxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913	Solitary midges	201	Species	Taxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834	Stiletto flies	1473	Species	Taxom
Tillyardipteridae Lukashevich ..., 1999		2	Species	Taxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802	Crane Flies	17319	Species	Taxom
Tipulodictyidae Rohdendorf, 1962		1	Species	Taxom
Tipulopleciidae Rohdendorf, 1962		1	Species	Taxom
Trichoceridae Rondani, 1841	Winter Crane Flies	470	Species	Taxom
Ulidiidae Macquart, 1835	Picture-winged Flies	105	Species	Taxom
Uranorhagionidae Zhang, Yang ..., 2010		5	Species	Taxom
Valeseguyidae Amorim & Gri..., 2006		3	Species	Taxom
Vermileonidae Williston, 1886	Wormlion	72	Species	Taxom
Vladipteridae Shcherbakov, 1995		4	Species	Taxom
Xenasteiidae Hardy, 1980		13	Species	Taxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901	Wood soldier flies	163	Species	Taxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810	Awl-flies	168	Species	Taxom
Zhangsolvidae Nagatomi & Yang, 1998		8	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Continents

Suborder	Brachycera Macquart, 1834 Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies	143 10496 128678	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Nematocera Latreille, 1825 Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns	72 3726 71960	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Antefungivoridae ♰ Rohdendorf, 1938	8 29	Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Awesomidae	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Boholdoyidae ♰ Kovalev, 1985	2 3	Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Cypselostomatidae	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Dictyodipteridae ♰ Rohdendorf, 1961	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Eoditomyiidae ♰ Ansorge, 1996	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Eomyiidae ♰ Rohdendorf, 1962	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Eophlebomyiidae ♰ Cockerell, 1925	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Gnomuscidae ♰ Shcherbakov, 1995	1 2	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Hennigmatidae ♰ Shcherbakov, 1995	4 4	Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Mydaidae Osten Sacken, 1874 Mydas flies, mydas fly	1 2	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Orientisargidae ♰ Zhang, 2012	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Procramptonomyiidae ♰ Kovalev, 1985	3 9	Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Proneottiophilidae ♰ Hennig, 1969	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Prosechamyiidae ♰ Blagoderov & al., 2007	1 2	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Protobrachyceridae ♰ Rohdendorf, 1962	1 3	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Protomphralidae ♰ Rohdendorf, 1957	2 3	Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Siberhyphidae ♰ Kovalev, 1985	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Vladipteridae ♰ Shcherbakov, 1995	3 4	Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Diptera at hbs.bishopmuseum.org
Diptera at sci-s03.bacs.uq.edu.au
Diptera at papua-insects.nl
Diptera at artfakta.se
Diptera at dyntaxa.se
Diptera at gbif.org
Diptera at irmng.org
Diptera at itis.gov
Diptera at marinespecies.org