Full reference: J. F. McAlpine, B. V. Peterson, G. E. Shewell, H. J. Teskey, J. R. Vockeroth and D. M. Wood. 1981. Introduction. Manual of Nearctic Diptera 1-7
Parent taxon: Nematocera according to E. Krzemińska et al. 1993
Sister taxa: Amblylexis, Amianta, Amphipromeca, Apistogrypotes, Asiochaoboridae, Asuba, Axymyioidea, Bibionites, Blephariceromorpha, Bodephora, Clavapartus, Culiciscolex, Cyrtomides, Dara, Elliidae, Ellipibodus, Empidocampe, Eoculex, Eopolyneuridae, Hongocaloneura, Hongocaloneuridae, Meconeura, Mesophantasmatidae, Mesosciophilidae, Nymphomyiomorpha, Palaeoerioptera, Palaeophoridae, Penthetria vaillantii, Platyplecia, Plecia nigrescens, Propexis, Protendipedidae, Ptychopteromorpha, Rhopaloscolex, Sama, Serendipidae, Sphallonymphites, Strashilidae, Tipulomorpha, Tipulopleciidae, Venapaucia
Subtaxa: Axymyiidae
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the Russian Federation (3 collections)
• Jurassic of China (5)
Total: 8 collections including 14 occurrences