Table 2 Fifteen most species-rich Diptera families
From: Comprehensive inventory of true flies (Diptera) at a tropical site
Family | Number of described species |
|---|---|
Tipulidae s.l. | 15,457 |
Tachinidae | 8500 |
Asilidae | 7479 |
Dolichopodidae | 7236 |
Chironomidae | 7054 |
Ceratopogonidae | 6267 |
Cecidomyiidae | 6203 |
Syrphidae | 6016 |
Muscidae | 5210 |
Bombyliidae | 4946 |
Tephritidae | 4911 |
Tabanidae | 4406 |
Drosophilidae | 4315 |
Mycetophilidae | 4164 |
Phoridae | 4105 |
