Parent taxon: Nematocera according to T. Pape et al. 2011
See also Blagoderov and Grimaldi 2007, Evenhuis 1994, Krzemiński 1992, Shcherbakov 1995, Wiegmann et al. 2011 and Yeates et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Amblylexis, Amianta, Amphipromeca, Apistogrypotes, Asiochaoboridae, Asuba, Axymyioidea, Axymyiomorpha, Bibionites, Blephariceromorpha, Bodephora, Clavapartus, Culiciscolex, Cyrtomides, Dara, Elliidae, Ellipibodus, Empidocampe, Eoculex, Eopolyneuridae, Hongocaloneura, Hongocaloneuridae, Hyperpolyneuridae, Meconeura, Mesophantasmatidae, Mesosciophilidae, Nymphomyiomorpha, Palaeoerioptera, Palaeophoridae, Paradictyodiptera, Penthetria vaillantii, Platyplecia, Plecia nigrescens, Propexis, Protendipedidae, Ptychopteromorpha, Rhopaloscolex, Sama, Serendipidae, Sphallonymphites, Strashilidae, Tipulopleciidae, Venapaucia
Subtaxa: Paltostomopsis Psychotipidae Tipulodictyidae Tipuloidea Trichoceridae Trichoceroidea Vladipteridae Xutipula
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