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Order Diptera (TRUE FLIES)

Suborder Nematocera (MOSQUITOES, MIDGES, GNATS, CRANE FLIES)

Infraorder Bibionomorpha

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Anisopodidae (WOOD GNATS)
Bibionidae (MARCH FLIES)
Cecidomyiidae (GALL MIDGES)
Ditomyiidae (FUNGUS GNATS)
Keroplatidae (PREDATORY FUNGUS GNATS)
Mycetophilidae (FUNGUS GNATS)
Sciaridae (DARK-WINGED FUNGUS GNATS)

Infraorder Psychodomorpha

Infraorder Ptychopteromorpha

Blephariceridae (NET-WINGED MIDGES)
Psychodidae (MOTH FLIES)
Ptychopteridae (PHANTOM CRANE FLIES)

Infraorder Culicomorpha

Ceratopogonidae (BITING MIDGES)
Chaoboridae (PHANTOM MIDGES)
Chironomidae (MIDGES)
Culicidae (MOSQUITOES)
Simuliidae (BLACK FLIES)

Infraorder Tipulomorpha

Limoniidae (LIMONIID CRANE FLIES)
Pedeciidae (HAIRY-EYED CRANE FLIES)
Tipulidae (CRANE FLIES)

Suborder Brachycera

Infraorder Orthorrhapha

Superfamily Asiloidea

Family Aslidae (ROBBER FLIES)

Asilinae
Dasypogoninae
Laphrinae
Leptogastrinae
Stenopogoninae
Stichopogoninae
Trigonomiminae

Family Bombyliidae (BEE FLIES)

Anthracinae
Bombylinae
Ecliminae
Phthiriinae
Toxophorinae

Other Families in Orthorrhapha

Dolichopodidae (LONG LEGGED FLIES)
Empididae: (DANCE FLIES)
Hybotidae (HYBOTID DANCE FLIES)
Mydidae (MYDAS FLIES)
Rhagionidae (SNIPE FLIES)
Stratiomyidae (SOLDIER FLIES);
Tabanidae (HORSE & DEER FLIES)
Therevidae (STILETTO FLIES)
Xylomyidae (XYLOMYID FLIES)
Xylophagidae (XYLOPHAGID FLIES)

Infraorder Cyclorrhapha

Section Aschiza

Lonchopteridae (POINTED WINGED FLIES)
Phoridae (SCUTTLE FLIES)
Pipunculidae (BIG HEADED FLIES)
Platypezidae (FLAT-FOOTED FLIES)
Syrphidae (HOVER FLIES)

Section Schizophora

Subsection Acalyptratae

Agromyzidae (LEAF MINER FLIES)
Chloropidae (FRIT FLIES)
Clusiidae (CLUSIID FLY)
Coelopidae: (KELP FLIES)
Conopidae (THICK-HEADED FLIES)
Drosophilidae (POMACE FLIES)
Dryomzidae (DRYOMYZID FLIES)
Ephydridae (SHORE FLIES)
Heleomyzidae (SUN FLIES)
Lauxaniidae (LAUXANIID FLIES)
Lonchaeidae (LANCE FLIES)
Micropezidae (STILT LEGGED FLIES)
Pallopteridae (FLUTTER FLIES)
Platystomatidae (SIGNAL FLIES)
Psilidae (RUST FLIES)
Richardiidae
Sciomyzidae (MARSH FLY)
Sepsidae (BLACK SCAVENGER FLIES)
Sphaeroceridae (LESSER DUNG FLIES)
Tephritidae (FRUIT FLIES)
Ulidiidae (PICTURE WINGED FLIES)

Subsection Calyptratae

Anthomyiidae (ROOT-MAGGOT FLIES)
Calliphoridae (BLOW FLIES)
Oestridae (BOT FLIES)
Fanniidae (FANNIID FLIES)
Muscidae (HOUSE FLIES & ALLIES)
Rhinophoridae (WOODLOUSE FLIES)
Sarcophagidae (FLESH FLIES)
Scathophagidae (DUNG FLIES)

Tachinidae (PARASITIC FLIES) subfamilies:

Dexiinae
Exoristinae
Phasiinae
Tachininae
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