Superfamily Nerioidea Westwood 1840 (fly)

Insecta - Diptera

Full reference: J. O. Westwood. 1840. Synopsis of the Genera of British Insects 81-154

Parent taxon: Acalyptratae according to O. Lonsdale 2020

See also Wiegmann et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Anthomyza rhenana, Christelenkidae, Diopsoidea, Ephydra oligocena, Ephydra sepulta, Leria insatiabilis, Leria insaturabilis, Leriella, Leriella crassifemorata, Opomyzoidea, Sphaeroceroidea

Subtaxa: Cypselosomatidae Micropezidae Neriidae Pseudopomyzidae Tanypezidae

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Tanzania (1 collection)

• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (1), Mexico (1)

• Oligocene of Germany (1)

• Eocene of Denmark (1), Germany (1), the Russian Federation (7)

Total: 13 collections including 15 occurrences

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