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†Sciophilopsis Handlirsch 1906 (fungus gnat)

Insecta - Diptera - Mycetophilidae

Full reference: A. Handlirsch. 1906. Die Fossilen Insekten und die Phylogenie der Rezenten Formen, parts I-IV. Ein Handbuch fur Palaontologen und Zoologen 1-640

Parent taxon: Mycetophilidae according to S. S. Oliveira and D. D. S. Amorim 2021

See also Handlirsch 1906

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, Scudderiella, Tetragoneurinae, Thimna, Fungivorinae, Huaxiasciaritinae, Solosciaritinae, Recticorninae

Subtaxa: Sciophilopsis brodiei

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Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Dinton, Vale of Wardour, Middle Purbeck (Cretaceous of the United Kingdom)

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