Abbreviations

+ = Extinct
* = Palaearctic

• Huttoninidae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994) [Orthorrapha ?]

• Acroceridae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
  Synonyms: Cyrtidae, Oncodidae, Ogcodidae
• + Alinkidae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
• Apioceridae Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
• Apsilocephalidae Acknowledgements: Zoological Record
• Asilidae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
  Synonyms: Leptogastridae
• Atelestidae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
• Athericidae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
• Bombyliidae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994 & 1996)
  Synonyms: Phthiriidae, Systropodidae, Usiidae
• Dolichopodidae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
• Empididae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
  Synonyms: Empidae
• + Eomyiidae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
• + Eostratiomyiidae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
• + Eremochaetidae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
  Synonyms: Archisargidae
• Exeretonevridae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
• Glutopidae Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992)
• Hilarimorphidae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
• Hybotidae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992)
• Microphoridae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992)
• Mydidae Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
  Synonyms: Mydaidae, Mydasidae
• Mythicomyiidae Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994 & 1996)
  Synonyms: Cyrtosiidae, Mythicomyiinae
• Nemestrinidae Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
• Opetiidae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992)
• Pantophthalmidae Acknowledgements: Schumann (1965 & 1994), Evenhuis (1994)
  Synonyms: Acanthomeridae
• Pelecorhynchidae Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
• + Protempididae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
• + Protomphralidae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
• Rachiceridae Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
• + Rhagionempididae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
• Rhagionidae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
  Synonyms: Leptidae, Erinnidae (sensu Evenhuis), Paleostratiomyiidae
• Scenopinidae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
  Synonyms: Omphralidae
• Stratiomyidae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
• Tabanidae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
• Therevidae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
• Vermileonidae Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994 & 1996)
  Synonyms: Protobrachyceridae, Protobrachycerontidae,
• Xylomyidae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1965 & 1992), Evenhuis (1994)
  Synonyms: Xylomyiidae, Solvidae
• Xylophagidae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
  Synonyms: Heterostomidae, Exerotonevridae, Erinniidae ?(sensu Schumann), Coenomyidae, Coenomyiidae