Insecta - Diptera - Psychodidae
Full reference: V. Blagoderov and D. A. Grimaldi. 2007. Taxonomic names, in How time flies for flies: diverse Diptera from the Triassic of Virginia and early radiation of the order. American Museum Novitates 3572:1-39
Parent taxon: Psychodidae according to V. Blagoderov and D. A. Grimaldi 2007
Sister taxa: Bamara, Bruchomyiinae, Cretapsychoda, Culex proavitus, Datziinae, Eochaoborites, Eophlebotomus, Horaiellinae, Liassopsychodina, Libanopsychoda, Mesopsychoda, Paraculicoides, Paraculicoides rouseae, Phlebotominae, Plebotomites, Plebotomus, Posthon, Psychodinae, Psychodites, Sycoracinae, Tanyderinae, Tanypsycha, Trichomyiinae, Xenopsychoda, Protoplasa, Tanyderites
Subtaxa: Triassopsychoda olseni
Type: Triassopsychoda olseni
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Solite Quarries (VMNH collection) (Triassic of North Carolina)
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