Originally published 23 August 1989 by Bishop Museum Press and E.J. Brill, this catalog of 1,155 pp. recorded approximately 16,000 species of flies occurring in the vast area of Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, and the Pacific. Since then, there have been a number of publications that have made it necessary to publish an updated version of the catalog. This web version is intended to present the most up-to-date version of each family chapter of the catalog and will be continually updated as published information becomes available. In order to ensure that the information here is current, please email pdfs or reprints of your published articles dealing with Diptera of this area to me: neale[at]bishopmuseum.org or to Neal Evenhuis, Dept. Natural Sciences, Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96817-2704, USA. Any corrections to the information on these pages that is based on published information should be sent to me along with the supporting literature citations so they can be reviewed and incorporated.

Chapters began to be posted on the web starting in July 1996 and was one of the first websites to have an online taxonomic catalog for any organism. Pdf files are given for the original 1989 chapters. HTML files are the latest update posted online. Literature dealing with Diptera from these areas is continually monitored and gathered and updates to family chapters have appeared online at irregular intervals. Dates in red indicate most recent updates. Families and dates with a pale tan background indicate no change to that family since that 1989 catalog; the last revised date for those families indicates the first date it was posted on the web.

Family Classification: Numerous changes have taken place in the family classification of Diptera since the 1989 catalog. Changes are indicated in the table below of new family or merged families. Current family classification follows that of the Biosystematic Database of World Diptera (BDWD). See the family list on that site for more information on the family classification of Diptera worldwide and the associated notes page explaining the recent changes and justification for adopting various family treatments.

Acknowledgments: The National Science Foundation provided initial support of the cataloging effort that lead to the hard copy publication in 1989. Various colleagues have freely given of their time to help with this updated online information -- either through donations of reprints or pdf files or editing and review of various family chapters. They are too numerous to list here but their help is much appreciated!

A note about authorship: Each family chapter in the original catalog had separate authorship. If no changes have been made to the original text, the authorship of this web version remains the same as that chapter. If any updates have been made to a chapter, the byline has been modified to "[Originally] by ...". If citation of the updated web page is necessary, the compiler (Neal L. Evenhuis) should be cited as author unless otherwise specified in the byline.

Example citation:
Evenhius, N.L. [year of last revision] Family Hybotidae. In: Evenhuis, N.L. (ed.), Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions. (online version). Available at: http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/aocat/hybotidae.html. Last accessed: [give date].

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Introduction - read for explanation of abbreviations used in the catalog chapters below.

Family chapters:
Family	Species	Genera	Current	1989	Last Revised
Tanyderidae	21	4	HTML	PDF	19 July 1996
Tipulidae	372	16	HTML	PDF	17 June 2011
Cylindrotomidae (was in Tipulidae)	8	2	HTML	—	24 May 2007
Limoniidae (was in Tipulidae)	2175	55	HTML	—	30 May 2007
Pediciidae (was in Tipulidae)	5	1	HTML	—	21 May 2007
Trichoceridae	27	4	HTML	PDF	24 May 2007
Blephariceridae	41	10	HTML	PDF	4 August 2006
Bibionidae	96	4	HTML	PDF	24 May 2007
Ditomyiidae	37	2	HTML	PDF	2 September 1996
Diadocidiidae	6	1	HTML	PDF	16 December 2011
Keroplatidae	161	31	HTML	PDF	16 December 2011
Lygistorrhinidae	4	1	HTML	PDF	17 June 2011
Mycetophilidae	328	60	HTML	PDF	16 December 2011
Sciaridae	251	32	HTML	PDF	17 June 2011
Rangomaramidae new) (incl. Ohakunea)	16	5	HTML	—	15 December 2011
Unplaced Mycetophiliformia	1	1	HTML	PDF	24 May 2007
Cecidomyiidae	345	68	HTML	PDF	1 January 2012
Perisommatidae	4	1	HTML	PDF	17 August 1996
Psychodidae	440	30	HTML	PDF	22 May 2007
Anisopodidae	16	3	HTML	PDF	25 May 2007
Valseguyidae	1	1	HTML	—	25 May 2007
Scatopsidae	72	15	HTML	PDF	25 May 2007
Canthyloscelididae	5	1	HTML	PDF	17 August 1996
Dixidae	18	5	HTML	PDF	3 June 2007
Corethrellidae	11	1	HTML	PDF	1 January 2012
Chaoboridae	8	3	HTML	PDF	15 December 2011
Culicidae	619	22	HTML	PDF	29 May 2007
Thaumaleidae	39	3	HTML	PDF	15 December 2011
Simuliidae	207	2	HTML	PDF	1 June 2007
Ceratopogonidae	850	37	HTML	PDF	1 January 2012
Chironomidae	530	130	HTML	PDF	2 January 2012
Tabanidae	493	27	HTML	PDF	15 December 2011
Spaniidae (was in Rhagionidae)	7	1	HTML	—	24 May 2007
Austroleptidae (was in Rhagionidae)	3	1	HTML	—	24 May 2007
Athericidae	15	3	HTML	PDF	23 May 2007
Rhagionidae (incl. Pelecorhynchidae)	110	4	HTML	PDF	15 December 2011
Pelecorhynchidae	—	—	—	PDF
Xylophagidae (incl. Rachiceridae and Exeretonevridae)	10	3	HTML	—	30 April 2008
Rachiceridae	—	—	—	PDF
Exeretonevridae	—	—	—	PDF
Xylomyidae	10	1	HTML	PDF	17 August 1996
Stratiomyidae	418	101	HTML	PDF	15 December 2011
Mydidae	43	4	HTML	PDF	6 October 1996
Apioceridae	68	1	HTML	PDF	19 September 1999
Asilidae	577	85	HTML	PDF	15 December 2011
Scenopinidae	88	6	HTML	PDF	15 December 2011
Therevidae	351	25	HTML	PDF	27 December 2011
Apsilocephalidae (was in Therevidae)	3	2	HTML	—	15 December 2011
Mythicomyiidae (was in Bombyliidae)	6	5	HTML	—	1 June 2007
Bombyliidae	450	60	HTML	PDF	15 December 2011
Acroceridae	52	9	HTML	PDF	6 October 1996
Nemestrinidae	55	6	HTML	PDF	2 October 1997
Empididae	182	33	HTML	PDF	27 December 2011
Oreogetonidae (was in Empididae)	5	2	HTML	—	29 April 2008
Hybotidae (was in Empididae)	109	23	HTML	—	15 December 2011
Homalocnemidae (was in Empididae)	4	1	HTML	—	30 April 2008
Brachystomatidae (was in Empididae)	49	8	HTML	—	30 April 2008
Iteaphila group (was in Empididae)	1	1	HTML	—	29 April 2008
Dolichopodidae	1300	92	HTML	PDF	16 December 2011
Lonchopteridae	1	1	HTML	PDF	27 August 1996
Platypezidae	26	3	HTML	PDF	23 May 2007
Ironomyiidae	1	1	HTML	PDF	27 August 1996
Phoridae	303	40	HTML	PDF	1 January 2012
Sciadoceridae	1	1	HTML	PDF	27 August 1996
Pipunculidae	144	13	HTML	PDF	17 June 2011
Syrphidae	410	57	HTML	PDF	16 December 2011
Conopidae	109	19	HTML	PDF	16 December 2011
Cypselosomatidae (incl. Pseudopomyzidae)	10	3	HTML	PDF	29 April 2008
Micropezidae	82	12	HTML	PDF	5 June 1998
Neriidae	22	6	HTML	PDF	27 August 1996
Gobryidae (was Megamerinidae)	2	1	HTML	PDF	22 May 2007
Strongylophthalmyiidae	4	1	HTML	PDF	17 August 1996
Psilidae	4	3	HTML	PDF	17 August 1996
Diopsidae	4	4	HTML	PDF	10 January 1998
Nothybidae	2	1	HTML	PDF	17 August 1996
Lonchaeidae	54	4	HTML	PDF	5 October 1996
Ulidiidae (was Otitidae)	25	11	HTML	PDF	24 May 2007
Platystomatidae	498	24	HTML	PDF	16 December 2011
Pyrgotidae	73	17	HTML	PDF	5 October 1996
Tephritidae	830	149	HTML	PDF	16 December 2011
Pallopteridae	10	2	HTML	PDF	27 August 1996
Piophilidae	8	2	HTML	PDF	21 May 2007
Clusiidae	74	8	HTML	PDF	17 December 2011
Odiniidae	2	2	HTML	PDF	17 August 1996
Agromyzidae	278	17	HTML	PDF	28 May 2007
Anthomyzidae	3	2	HTML	PDF	16 December 2011
Neminidae (orig. as Aulacigastridae)	7	1	HTML	PDF	17 August 1996
Periscelididae (incl. Stenomicridae)	28	4	HTML	PDF	15 December 2011
Stenomicridae	—	—	—	PDF
Asteiidae	36	8	HTML	PDF	15 December 2011
Xenasteiidae	6	1	HTML	PDF	15 December 2011
Milichiidae	46	11	HTML	PDF	17 December 2011
Australimyzidae	9	1	HTML	PDF	8 June 2007
Carnidae	1	1	HTML	PDF	17 August 1996
Braulidae	1	1	HTML	PDF	17 August 1996
Fergusoninidae	33	1	HTML	PDF	27 December 2011
Teratomyzidae	6	5	HTML	PDF	16 August 1996
Coelopidae	21	11	HTML	PDF	16 August 1996
Dryomyzidae	1	1	HTML	PDF	28 May 2007
Sciomyzidae	45	8	HTML	PDF	4 June 2007
Phaeomyiidae (was in Sciomyidae)	1	1	HTML	—	28 May 2007
Huttoninidae	7	1	HTML	PDF	28 May 2007
Helosciomyzidae	21	9	HTML	PDF	5 October 1996
Sepsidae	29	9	HTML	PDF	16 December 2011
Helcomyzidae	2	2	HTML	PDF	17 August 1996
Lauxaniidae	440	64	HTML	PDF	15 December 2011
Celyphidae	2	2	HTML	PDF	27 August 1996
Chamaemyiidae	41	1	HTML	PDF	3 June 2007
Eurychoromyiidae (now in Unplaced Acalypteratae)	—	—	—	PDF
Heleomyzidae	82	24	HTML	PDF	3 June 2007
Chryomyidae	5	3	HTML	PDF	3 June 2007
Nannodastiidae (was in Chyromyidae)	1	1	HTML	—	25 May 2007
Sphaeroceridae	142	34	HTML	PDF	15 December 2011
Curtonotidae	1	1	HTML	PDF	2 September 1996
Drosophilidae	1163	44	HTML	PDF	17 December 2011
Ephydridae	202	53	HTML	PDF	28 May 2007
Chloropidae	530	65	HTML	PDF	3 June 2007
Cryptochetidae	4	2	HTML	PDF	2 September 1996
Canacidae (including Tethinidae)	79	18	HTML	PDF	17 December 2011
Tethinidae	—	—	—	PDF
Neurochaetidae	4	2	HTML	PDF	2 September 1996
Unplaced taxa of Acalyptratae	5	3	HTML	PDF	23 May 2007
Anthomyiidae	15	5	HTML	PDF	3 June 2007
Muscidae	729	51	HTML	PDF	23 May 2007
Fanniidae	14	3	HTML	PDF	3 June 2007
Mystacinobiidae (was in Calliphoridae)	1	1	HTML	—	24 May 2007
Calliphoridae	300	32	HTML	PDF	31 May 2007
Rhiniidae (was in Calliphoridae)	23	7	HTML	—	31 May 2007
Oestridae (incl. Gasterophilidae)	8	5	HTML	PDF	24 May 2007
Gasterophilidae	—	—	—	PDF
Sarcophagidae	178	18	HTML	PDF	17 December 2011
Scathophagidae (was Unplaced Calyptratae)	1	1	HTML	PDF	25 May 2007
Rhinophoridae (new)	16	4	HTML	—	24 May 2007
Tachinidae	901	238	HTML	PDF	27 December 2011
Hippoboscidae	58	12	HTML	PDF	22 May 2007
Nycteribiidae	70	9	HTML	PDF	2 September 1996
Streblidae	20	5	HTML	PDF	17 December 2011
Totals	19408	2250			2 January 2012
(1989 totals)	(15764)	(2021)
Appendix I:
Antarctic/Subantarctic Diptera	61	36	HTML	PDF	23 May 2007
Appendix II:
Fossil A/O Diptera	14	14	HTML	PDF	15 December 2011
Literature Cited			HTML	PDF	19 September 1999

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