Family Richardiidae Loew 1868 (fly)
Insecta - Diptera - Richardiidae
Parent taxon: Tephritoidea according to H. Y. Han and K. E. Ro 2016
See also Carpenter 1992 and Wiegmann et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Herina splendida, Lonchaeidae, Pallopteridae, Piophilidae, Platystomatidae, Pyrgotidae, Tephritidae, Ulidiidae
Subtaxa: Pachysomites Urortalis
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Colorado collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence