†Emplita Grimaldi and Cumming 1999 (dagger fly)
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Full reference: D. A. Grimaldi and J. M. Cumming. 1999. Brachyceran Diptera in Cretaceous ambers and Mesozoic diversification of the Eremoneura. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 239:1-121
Parent taxon: Empidinae according to D. A. Grimaldi and J. M. Cumming 1999
Sister taxa: Chelipodini, Empidini, Hemerodromiini, Hilarini, Turonempis, Parathalassiella
Subtaxa: Emplita casei
Type: Emplita casei
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at White Oaks Pit (Old Crossman's Clay Pits) (Cretaceous of New Jersey)
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