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1 Suborder Nematocera (thread-horns)  


1.1  Superfamily Tipuloidea  




1.2  Superfamily Bibionoidea (march flies and lovebugs)  




1.3  Superfamily Sciaroidea  




1.4  Superfamily Psychodoidea (moth fly)  




1.5  Superfamily Trichoceroidea (winter crane flies)  




1.6  Superfamily Anisopodoidea (wood gnats, window gnats)  




1.7  Superfamily Scatopsoidea  




1.8  Superfamily Ptychopteroidea  




1.9  Superfamily Culicoidea  




1.10  Superfamily Chironomoidea  






2 Suborder Brachycera (flies with reduced antenna segmentation)  


2.1  Superfamily Empidoidea  




2.2  Superfamily Platypezoidea  




2.3  Superfamily Lonchopteroidea (spear-winged flies or pointed-wing flies)  




2.4  Superfamily Syrphoidea  




2.5  Superfamily Nerioidea  




2.6  Superfamily Diopsoidea  




2.7  Superfamily Conopoidea (thick-headed flies)  




2.8  Superfamily Tephritoidea  




2.9  Superfamily Lauxanioidea  




2.10  Superfamily Sciomyzidea  




2.11  Superfamily Opomyzoidea  




2.12  Superfamily Carnoidea  




2.13  Superfamily Sphaeroceroidea  




2.14  Superfamily Ephydroidea  




2.15  Superfamily Hippoboscoidea  




2.16  Superfamily Muscoidea  




2.17  Superfamily Oestroidea  






3 Identification and descriptions, line drawings  




4 References  




5 External links  













List of Diptera of Ireland






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The number of species in the order Diptera (true flies) known to occur in Ireland is 3,304. There are 98 Dipteran families in Ireland. [1][2] For genera and species within the various Families, see Fauna Europaea.

Suborder Nematocera (thread-horns)[edit]

Superfamily Tipuloidea[edit]

Dolichopeza albipes, a common crane fly
Eloeophila maculata
Tipula unca

including

Superfamily Bibionoidea (march flies and lovebugs)[edit]

St. Mark's fly (Bibio marci)

Superfamily Sciaroidea[edit]

Superfamily Psychodoidea (moth fly)[edit]

Superfamily Trichoceroidea (winter crane flies)[edit]

Superfamily Anisopodoidea (wood gnats, window gnats)[edit]

Superfamily Scatopsoidea[edit]

Superfamily Ptychopteroidea[edit]

Superfamily Culicoidea[edit]

Anopheles claviger

Superfamily Chironomoidea[edit]

Male Ceratopogonidae (biting midge)
Male buzzer midge (Chironomus plumosus)

Suborder Brachycera (flies with reduced antenna segmentation)[edit]

For Superfamilies Xylophagoidea, Tabanoidea, Stratiomyoidea, Nemestrinoidea, Asiloidea for which the listing given is complete see List of Diptera of Ireland Superfamilies Xylophagoidea, Tabanoidea, Stratiomyoidea, Nemestrinoidea, Asiloidea

Superfamily Empidoidea[edit]

Superfamily Platypezoidea[edit]

Superfamily Lonchopteroidea (spear-winged flies or pointed-wing flies)[edit]

Superfamily Syrphoidea[edit]

Female Arctophila superbiens, a common hoverfly.
Female Baccha elongata
Female Eristalis tenax

see List of the Syrphidae of Ireland

Superfamily Nerioidea[edit]

Superfamily Diopsoidea[edit]

Superfamily Conopoidea (thick-headed flies)[edit]

Superfamily Tephritoidea[edit]

Superfamily Lauxanioidea[edit]

Superfamily Sciomyzidea[edit]

Superfamily Opomyzoidea[edit]

Superfamily Carnoidea[edit]

Superfamily Sphaeroceroidea[edit]

Superfamily Ephydroidea[edit]

Superfamily Hippoboscoidea[edit]

Superfamily Muscoidea[edit]

Superfamily Oestroidea[edit]

Identification and descriptions, line drawings[edit]

Faune de France Bibliotheque-virtuelle-numerique Titles available as free pdf

References[edit]

  1. ^ Chandler, P.J., Nash, R, and O’Connor, J.P 2008 An Annotated Checklist of the Irish Two-winged flies (Diptera) The Irish Biogeographical Society and the National Museum of Ireland, Dublin
  • ^ Chandler, P.J..1998 Checklist of Insects of the British Isles (New Series) Part 1: Diptera (Incorporating a List of Irish Diptera) Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Volume 12, 234 pages.

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