Insecta - Diptera - Mycetophilidae
Alternative spelling: Leiini
Parent taxon: Mycetophilidae according to D. S. Amorim and S. S. Oliveira 2022
See also Baxter 1994, Blagoderov 1998, Blagoderov 1998, Blagoderov 2007, Edwards 1940, Matile 1989 and Oliveira and Amorim 2021
Sister taxa: Archaeboletina, Arcicornia, Armbrusteleia, Atalosciophila, Austrolocymmerus, Bibio marmoratus, Bivalvula, Cenomycetophila, Chenosciaritis, Dianepsia, Dongbeimyceta, Eomyceta, Eomycetinae, Eomycetini, Eosciaritis, Eosciophila, Fungivorites problematicum, Fushunoboleta, Fushunosciaritis, Gnoristinae, Heterotricha, Huaxiasciophilites, Huosciaritis, Liaoxifungivora, Mesosciophilites, Microntos, Mycetophaetinae, Mycetophilinae, Mycomyinae, Pachyneurinae, Palaeoanaclinia, Proleia, Promycetomyia, Proneoglaphyroptera, Prophthinia, Rubsaameniella, Sciophilinae, Sciophilopsis, Scudderiella, Tetragoneurinae, Thimna, Fungivorinae, Solosciaritinae, Recticorninae, Huaxiasciaritinae
Subtaxa: Lecadonileia Leiini Manotini Megophthalmidiini Rondaniellini
Type: Leia
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (1 collection), Mexico (3)
• Oligocene of France (2), Germany (3)
• Eocene of Poland (1), the Russian Federation (3), the United Kingdom (1), United States (1: Colorado)
• Cretaceous of Brazil (1), Canada (1: Manitoba), Myanmar (1), Spain (1)
Total: 19 collections including 31 occurrences