CLASSIFICATION OF DIPTERA 



I. THE ORTHORRHAPHA. Section I, NEMATOCERA 



contain the following families : 



*3 

 *4 



*5 

 *6. 



7 

 8 



*9. 



10. 

 ''12, 



*i3 



^14 



fPulicidae (Fleas). 

 Cecidomyidae (Gall Midges). 

 Mycetophilidae (Fungus Gnats). 

 Bibionidae (F"ever Flies, St Mark's Flies). 

 Simuliidae (Sand Flies). 

 Chironomidae (Midges). 

 Orphnephilidae. 

 Psychodidae (Owl Midges). 

 Culicidae (Mosquitoes). 

 Dixidae. 



Ptychopteridae (False Daddy Long Legs). 

 Limnobiidae (False Daddy Long Legs). 

 Tipulidae (True Daddy Long Legs). 

 Rhyphidae (^Window Flies). 



-IS 

 *i6. 

 *I7, 

 *i8 

 *ig. 



*20. 

 21 

 22 



*23. 



*24. 



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Section II, BRACHYCERA 



Stratiomj'idae (Chameleon Plies). 



Tabanidae (Gad Flies). 



Leptidae (Leptis Flies). 



Asilidae (Robber Flies). 



Bombylidae. 



Therevidae. 



Scenopinidae. 



Cyrtidae. 



Empidae (Empis Plies). 



Dolichopodidae. 



Lonchopteridae. 



2. THE CYCLORRHAPHA. Section I, ASCHIZA 

 Frontal lunule more or less indefinite ; no frontal suture. 



*26. Platypezidae. 

 27. Pipunculidae 

 *28. Syrphidae (Hover Flies). 



+ These are by some raised to the rank of an order called Aphanipiera or 

 Siphonaptcra, but there is no reason whatever for separating the Fleas or Pulicidae 

 from the Diptera. 



