Brachycera tribes

thumb|Microdon eggeri, larva, third instar Hover flies (family Syrphidae) of the genus Microdon are unusual among the Diptera. Like other members of the subfamily, they are myrmecophiles, meaning they inhabit the nests of ants.

thumb|Syrphus, larva feeding on aphids. thumb|Eupeodes americanus and puparium.

Afromicrodon is an African genus of hoverflies. The species of the genus Afromicrodon were previously and erroneously placed in the genus Ceratophya.

Oxycerini is a tribe of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.

thumb|Hedriodiscus thumb|Stratiomys normula Stratiomyini is a tribe of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.

Aristosyrphus is a genus of Neotropical hoverflies.

Blondeliini is a tribe of parasitic flies in the family Tachinidae. Larvae are parasitoids of other insects, mostly beetles and caterpillars. Although nearly cosmopolitan, its greatest diversity is in the New World and especially in South America.

thumb|Schoenomyza litorella

thumb|Exoprosopa fasciata

Stomoxyini is a tribe of flies from the family Muscidae.

Oligotrophini is a tribe of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least 300 described species in Oligotrophini.

Prosopochrysini is a tribe of soldier flies in the family Stratiomyidae.

Dufouriini is a tribe of flies in the family Tachinidae.