Subfamily Ptychopterinae Schiner 1864 (phantom crane fly)
Insecta - Diptera - Ptychopteridae
Parent taxon: Ptychopteridae according to E. D. Lukashevich et al. 2001
See also Lukashevich 1999
Sister taxa: Bittacomorphinae, Eoptychopterinae, Etoptychopterinae, Proptychopterininae, Bolboia, Etoptychoptera
Subtaxa: Brodilka Ptychoptera Sinoptychopterites
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Czech Republic (1 collection)
• Eocene of China (1), the Russian Federation (2), United States (1: Colorado)
• Cretaceous of the Russian Federation (1), the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence