Insecta - Diptera - Mycetophilidae
Full reference: C. G. Giebel. 1856. Die Insecten und Spinnen der Vorwelt mit steter Berücksichtigung der lebenden Insekten und Spinnen. Die Fauna der Vorwelt 2:1-511
Parent taxon: Mycetophilidae according to S. S. Oliveira and D. D. S. Amorim 2021
See also Handlirsch 1906 and Johannsen 1909
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, Leiinae, Liaoxifungivora, Mesosciophilites, Microntos, Mycetophaetinae, Mycetophilinae, Mycomyinae, Pachyneurinae, Palaeoanaclinia, Proleia, Promycetomyia, Proneoglaphyroptera, Prophthinia, Rubsaameniella, Sciophilinae, Sciophilopsis, Scudderiella, Tetragoneurinae, Fungivorinae, Huaxiasciaritinae, Recticorninae, Solosciaritinae
Subtaxa: Thimna defossa
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Dinton, Vale of Wardour, Middle Purbeck (Cretaceous of the United Kingdom)
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