List of obsolete names in Diptera

The higher-level classification of the insect order Diptera has been subject to frequent revision. Over the past several decades, numerous of names have been proposed, rejected, redefined, or altered in spelling. No consensus exists regarding the appropriate classification for order, reflecting broader challenges to the principles of biological classification. This is particularly evident among Dipteran systematists. Obsolete names continue to appear in both printed and online resource; this article aims to assist readers in identifying them.

In addition, this list also contains names of fossil taxa, which are generally difficult to place within contemporary classifications, because these rely on molecular phylogenetics and do not include fossils evidence.

Family names in Nematocera

Families in the list below marked with a plus sign are extinct.

Family names in Brachycera

Non-cyclorrhaphan Brachycera

Cyclorrhapha - Aschiza

Cyclorrhapha - Acalyptratae

Cyclorrhapha - Calyptratae

Higher level invalid names

References

Curtis Williams Sabrosky Family group names in the Diptera and Bibliography downloadable pdf

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