Full reference: E. Krzemińska, V. A. Blagoderov, and W. Krzemiński. 1993. Elliidae, a new fossil family of infraorder Axymyiomorpha (Diptera). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 35(3):581-591
Parent taxon: Nematocera according to R. A. Coram and E. A. Jarzembowski 1999
See also Krzemińska et al. 1993
Sister taxa: Amblylexis, Amianta, Amphipromeca, Apistogrypotes, Asiochaoboridae, Asuba, Axymyioidea, Axymyiomorpha, Bibionites, Blephariceromorpha, Bodephora, Clavapartus, Culiciscolex, Cyrtomides, Dara, Ellipibodus, Empidocampe, Eoculex, Eopolyneuridae, Hongocaloneura, Hongocaloneuridae, Meconeura, Mesophantasmatidae, Mesosciophilidae, Nymphomyiomorpha, Palaeoerioptera, Palaeophoridae, Penthetria vaillantii, Platyplecia, Plecia nigrescens, Propexis, Protendipedidae, Ptychopteromorpha, Rhopaloscolex, Sama, Serendipidae, Sphallonymphites, Strashilidae, Tipulomorpha, Tipulopleciidae, Venapaucia
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mongolia (1 collection), the Russian Federation (1), the United Kingdom (2)
• Jurassic of Kazakhstan (7)
Total: 11 collections including 12 occurrences