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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
360
894
1266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
358
889
1262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
334
859
1227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
199
610
921
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
43
169
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Upper Cretaceous
43 Families width 280 Species
#ABCDEHIKLMPRSTVZ
Acroceridae Leach, 1815Hunch-back flies2SpeciesTaxom
Apsilocephalidae Nagatomi & al., 19912SpeciesTaxom
Archizelmiridae Rohdendorf, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Atelestidae Hennig, 19708SpeciesTaxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Blephariceridae Loew, 1861Mountain midges3SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges5SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge79SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge4SpeciesTaxom
Chimeromyiidae Grimaldi & C..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids6SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Diadocidiidae Winnertz, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies8SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies15SpeciesTaxom
Eremochaetidae Ussatchov, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Hilarimorphidae Hendel, 1936Hilarimorphid flies5SpeciesTaxom
Ironomyiidae McAlpine & M..., 1966Ironic flies6SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats2SpeciesTaxom
Limoniidae (Speiser, 1909)Craneflies5SpeciesTaxom
Lygistorrhinidae Hendel, 1936Long beaked fungus gnat8SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat33SpeciesTaxom
Mythicomyiidae Melander, 1902Micro Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies15SpeciesTaxom
Platypezidae Fallen, 1815Flat footed flies3SpeciesTaxom
Protopleciidae Rohdendorf, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies23SpeciesTaxom
Ptychopteridae Osten Sacken, 1862Phantom crane flies2SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies2SpeciesTaxom
Scatopsidae Newman, 1834Dung midges1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciadoceridae (Schmitz, 1929)1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tanyderidae Alexander, 1919Primitive crane flies1SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies16SpeciesTaxom
Valeseguyidae Amorim & Gri..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Zhangsolvidae Nagatomi & Yang, 19981SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Upper Cretaceous
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
22
58
82
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
21
111
198
Families
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