†subfamily Prioriphorinae Mostovski 1996 (scuttle fly)

Insecta - Diptera - Phoridae

Full reference: M. B. Mostovski. 1996. A new species of phoromorph dipteran (Diptera, Phoromorpha) from the Upper Cretaceous of eastern Siberia. Paleontological Journal 30:436-439

Parent taxon: Phoridae according to M. B. Mostovski 1999

See also Mostovski 1996

Sister taxa: Aenigmatias, Dohrniphora, Electrophora, Eophora, Euphorida, Hypoceridites, Jealia, Limulomyia, Megasella, Metopina, Pararhoptrocera, Paraspiniphora, Prophora, Pseudaenigmatias, Sciadocerinae

Subtaxa: Agaphora Euliphora Gemmaphora Maksika Prioriphora Sciadophora Varya

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Canada (4: Alberta, Manitoba collections), France (1), the Russian Federation (4), Spain (1), United States (1: New Jersey)

Total: 11 collections including 17 occurrences

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