Insecta - Diptera - Protendipedidae
Full reference: B. B. Rohdendorf. 1962. Order Diptera. Osnovy Paleontologii. Tom 9: Chlenistonogie, Trakheinye i Khelitserovye 307-344
Parent taxon: Nematocera according to F. M. Carpenter 1992
Sister taxa: Amblylexis, Amianta, Amphipromeca, Apistogrypotes, Asiochaoboridae, Axymyioidea, Axymyiomorpha, Blephariceromorpha, Bodephora, Clavapartus, Culiciscolex, Cyrtomides, Dara, Elliidae, Ellipibodus, Empidocampe, Eoculex, Eopolyneuridae, Hongocaloneura, Hongocaloneuridae, Meconeura, Mesophantasmatidae, Mesosciophilidae, Nymphomyiomorpha, Palaeoerioptera, Palaeophoridae, Penthetria vaillantii, Platyplecia, Plecia nigrescens, Propexis, Ptychopteromorpha, Rhopaloscolex, Sama, Serendipidae, Sphallonymphites, Strashilidae, Tipulomorpha, Tipulopleciidae, Venapaucia
Subtaxa: Priscotendipes Protendipes
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (1 collection)
• Jurassic of China (1), Kazakhstan (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence