The True Flies (Diptera) of South Africa
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Contents
- Introduction
- Resources
- The Families
- Nematocera
- Brachycera
- Cyclorrhapha
- References
The flies of South Africa are currently classified into 91 families. The list of families is compiled from Scholtz & Holm (1985) and Barraclough (1995).
Information about the Diptera can be obtained from
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BIOSIS Internet Resource Guide - Diptera
- Gordon Ramel's Fly Page
- The Diptera page of The Tree of Life
- The Natal Museum
- The USDA Diptera Site
- World Diptera Systematists List, by Neal L. Evenhuis
- Suborder: NEMATOCERA
- Family: Tipulidae (crane flies)
- Family: Tanyderidae
- Family: Ptychopteridae (phantom crane flies)
- Family: Blephariceridae (net-winged or mountain midges)
- Family: Psychodidae (mothflies and sandflies)
- Family: Bibionidae (march flies)
- Family: Thaumaleidae (solitary midges)
- Family: Simuliidae (black flies)
- Family: Ceratopogonidae (biting midges or punkies)
- Family: Chironomidae (non-biting midges)
- Family: Dixidae (dixid midges)
- Family: Corethrellidae (phantom midges)
- Family: Chaoboridae (phantom midges)
- Family: Culicidae (mosquitoes)
- Family: Anisopodidae (wood gnats)
- Family: Mycetophalidae (fungus gnats)
- Family: Sciaridae (dark-winged fungus gnats)
- Family: Scatopsidae
- Family: Cecidomyiidae (gall midges)
- Suborder: BRACHYCERA
- Family: Xylomyidae
- Family: Strationmyidae (soldier flies)
- Family: Tabanidae (horse flies and clegs)
- Family: Ragionidae (snipe flies)
- Family: Athericidae
- Family: Therevidae (stiletto flies)
- Family: Scenopinidae (window flies)
- Family: Apioceridae (flower-loving flies)
- Family: Mydidae (Mydas flies)
- Family: Asilidae (robber flies)
- Family: Nemestrinidae (tangle-veined flies)
- Family: Acroceridae (small-headed flies)
- Family: Bombyliidae (bee flies)
- Family: Empididae (dance flies)
- Family: Dolichopodidae (long-legged flies)
- Suborder: CYCLORRHPHA
- Division: Aschiza
- Family: Lonchopteridae (spear-winged flies)
- Family: Phoridae (scuttle flies)
- Family: Platypezidae (flat-footed flies)
- Family: Pipunculidae (big-headed flies)
- Family: Syrphidae (hover flies and drone flies)
- Division: Schizophora
- Family: Conopidae
- Family: Tephritidae (true fruit flies)
- Family: Tachiniscidae
- Family: Pyrgotidae
- Family: Platystomatidae
- Family: Otitidae
- Family: Neriidae
- Family: Micropezidae (stilt flies)
- Family: Diopsidae (stalk-eyed flies)
- Family: Psilidae
- Family: Sepsidae
- Family: Sciomyzidae (snail-killing flies)
- Family: Chamaemyiidae
- Family: Lauxabiidae
- Family: Celyphidae (beetle flies)
- Family: Coelopidae
- Family: Heleomyzidae
- Family: Sphaeroceridae (dung flies)
- Family: Braulidae (bee lice)
- Family: Chyromyidae
- Family: Lonchaeidae
- Family: Piophilidae (cheese skippers)
- Family: Opomyzidae
- Family: Clusiidae
- Family: Odiniidae
- Family: Agromyzidae
- Family: Aulacigastridae
- Family: Asteiidae
- Family: Neurochaetidae
- Family: Camillidae
- Family: Ephydridae (shore flies)
- Family: Diastatidae
- Family: Curtonotidae
- Family: Drosophilidae (vinegar flies)
- Family: Milichiidae
- Family: Cryptochetidae
- Family: Tethinidae
- Family: Canacidae
- Family: Chloropidae (swarm flies)
- Family: Scathophagidae
- Family: Anthomyiidae
- Family: Fanniidae
- Family: Muscidae
- Family: Glossinidae (tsetse flies)
- Family: Hippoboscidae (keds)
- Family: Streblidae (batflies)
- Family: Nycteribiidae (batflies)
- Family: Calliphoridae (blow flies and bluebottles)
- Family: Sarcophagidae (flesh flies)
- Family: Tachinidae
- Family: Rhinophoridae
- Family: Oestridae
- Family: Gasterophilidae
This part of A Catalogue of South African Insects revised: