Family Phoridae Newman 1834 (scuttle fly)
Full reference: E. Newman. 1834. Attempted division of British insect into natural orders. The Entomological Magazine 2:379-431
Parent taxon: Platypezoidea according to B. M. Wiegmann et al. 2011
See also Carpenter 1992
Sister taxa: Ironomyiidae, Lithopetia, Opetiala, Opetiidae, Platypezidae
Subtaxa: Aenigmatias Dohrniphora Electrophora Eophora Euphorida Hypoceridites Jealia Limulomyia Megasella Metopina Pararhoptrocera Paraspiniphora Prioriphorinae Prophora Pseudaenigmatias Sciadocerinae
Type: Phora
Ecology: