Abbreviations

+ = Extinct
* = Palaearctic

• Anisopodidae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
  Synonyms: Phryneidae, Rhyphidae, Sylvicolidae, Mycetobiidae, Protolbiogastridae
• + Ansorgiidae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
• + Antefungivoridae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
  Synonyms: Antiquamediidae, Pleciomimidae, Sinemediidae
• + Architendipedidae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
• + Archizelmiridae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
• + Asiochaoboridae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
• Axymyiidae Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
• Bibionidae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
  Synonyms: Hesperinidae, Penthetriidae
• Blephariceridae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
  Synonyms: Blepharoceridae
• + Boholdoyidae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
• Bolitophilidae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
  Synonyms: Bolitophilinae
• Canthyloscelididae Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
  Synonyms: Hyperoscelididae
• Cecidomyiidae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1965 & 1992), Evenhuis (1994)
  Synonyms: Porricondylidae, Itonididae, Heteropezidae, Lestremiidae, Campylomyzidae
• Ceratopogonidae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
  Synonyms: Leptoconopidae, Helidae, Heleidae
• Chaoboridae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994 & 1996)
  Synonyms: Corethridae, Chironomapteridae, Mesotendipedidae, Dixamimidae, Rhaetomyiidae,
• Chironomidae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
  Synonyms: Tendipedidae
• Corethrellidae Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
• Cramptonomyiidae Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994 & 1996)
• + Crosaphididae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
• Culicidae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
• Cylindrotomidae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
  Synonyms: Cylindrotominae
• Deuterophlebiidae Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
• Diadocidiidae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
• + Diplopolyneuridae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
• Ditomyiidae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
• Dixidae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994), Jacobs & Renner (1988)
• + Elliidae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
• + Eopleciidae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
• + Eopolyneuridae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
• + Eoptychopteridae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
• + Gracilitipulidae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
• Grauvogeliidae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1996)
• Hennigmatidae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1996)
• Keroplatidae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1965 & 1992), Evenhuis (1994)
  Synonyms: Ceroplatidae, Zelmiridae, Platyuridae, Zelmicidae, Macroceratidae, Macroceridae, Necromyzidae
• + Limnorhyphidae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
• Limoniidae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
  Synonyms: Limnobiidae, Architipulidae, Diplopolyneuridae, Eoasilidae, Limoniinae
• + Luanpingitidae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
• Lygistorrhinidae Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
• + Mesophantasmatidae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
• + Mesosciophilidae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
• + Musidoromimidae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
• Mycetophilidae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
  Synonyms: Fungivoridae, Allactoneuridae, Manotidae
• Nadipteridae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1996)
• Nymphomyiidae Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994 & 1996)
• Olbiogastridae Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992)
• Oligophrynidae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1996)
• Oreodomyiidae Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992)
• Pachyneuridae Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
• + Parapleciidae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
• + Paraxymyiidae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
• Perissommatidae Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
• Pleciidae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992)
• + Pleciodictyidae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
• + Pleciofungivoridae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
  Synonyms: Fungivoritinae
• + Procramptonomyiidae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
• + Protendipedidae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
  Synonyms: Prototendipedidae
• + Protobibionidae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
• + Protopleciidae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994 & 1996)
  Synonyms: Dyspolyneuridae, Protoligoneuridae, Palaeoplecidae
• + Protorhyphidae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
• + Protoscatopsidae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
• Psychodidae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
  Synonyms: Nemopalpidae, Phlebotomidae, Trichomyiidae
• Ptychopteridae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
  Synonyms: Liriopeidae, Liriopidae
• Scatopsidae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
• Sciaridae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
  Synonyms: Lycoriidae
• + Serendipidae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
  Synonyms: Paratendipedidae
• + Siberhyphidae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
• Simuliidae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
  Synonyms: Melusinidae
• + Sinotendipedidae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
• Synneuridae Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
• Tanyderidae Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
  Synonyms: Macrochilidae
• + Tanyderophrynidae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
  Synonyms: Tanyderophryneidae
• Thaumaleidae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1965 & 1992), Evenhuis (1994)
  Synonyms: Orphnephilidae
• Tipulidae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
• + Tipulodictyidae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
• + Tipulopleciidae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
• Trichoceridae * Acknowledgements: Schumann (1992), Evenhuis (1994)
  Synonyms: Petauristidae
• + Zhangobiidae Acknowledgements: Evenhuis (1994)
  Synonyms: Palaeolimnobiidae