Insecta - Diptera - Mycetophilidae
Synonym: Empalia Winnertz 1863
Full reference: J. W. Meigen. 1818. Systematische Beschreibung der Bekannten Europäischen Zweiflügeligen Insekten, Erster Theil 1-332
Parent taxon: Gnoristinae according to S. S. Oliveira and D. D. S. Amorim 2021
See also Blagoderov 2007, Blagoderov and Martínez-Delclòs 2001, Carpenter 1992, Evenhuis 1994 and Johannsen 1909
Sister taxa: Aglaomyia, Apolephthisa, Boletina, Coelosia, Drepanorzeckia, Dziedzickia, Gaalomyia, Gnoriste, Gregikia, Ipsaneusidalys, Katatopygia, Loewiella, Metahadroneura, Palaecomoptera, Palaeoboletina, Palaeodocosia, Palaeoempalia, Palaeosynapha, Palaeothoracotropis, Paradzickia, Proapolephthisa, Proboletina, Prohadroneura, Saigusaia, Sinoboleta
Subtaxa: Synapha longistyla Synapha rubiesensis Synapha subtriangularis Synapha zherikhini
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (2 collections)
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Manitoba), Spain (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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