Insecta - Diptera - Dolichopodidae
Alternative spelling: Dolichopinae
Parent taxon: Dolichopodidae according to I. Y. Grichanov 2023
See also Aldrich 1905, Pollet et al. 2004 and Statz 1940
Sister taxa: Achalcinae, Anepsiomyia, Archichrysotus, Argyra debellata, Argyra debilis, Argyra deceptoria, Avenaphora, Chrysotus setosus, Condylostylus, Cretomicrophorus, Diaphorinae, Electrochoreutes, Eodolichopoditinae, Gujaratmyia, Hydrophorinae, Hygroceleuthus titanus, Lyroneurus venustus, Medetera frauenfeldi, Medeterinae, Medeterus, Microphorinae, Microphorites, Neurigoninae, Parathalassiinae, Peloropeodinae, Pristinmicrophor, Prosystenus, Rajpardia, Rhaphiinae, Sciapodinae, Sciara pusilla, Sympycninae, Systenus ciliatus, Thinophilus piraticus, Thrypticus sobrius, Xanthochlorinae
Subtaxa: Arpactodolichopodites Convexivertex Dolichopus Eoeuryopterites Gymnopternus Hercostomus Leptodolichopodites Orbicapitis Prohercostomus Wangia
Type: Dolichopus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of Mexico (1 collection)
• Oligocene of France (2), Germany (4)
• Eocene of Canada (1: British Columbia), China (2), the Russian Federation (2), Ukraine (1), United States (2: Colorado, Wyoming)
Total: 15 collections including 37 occurrences