Insecta - Diptera - Mycetophilidae

Full reference: Z. J. Zhang, Y. C. Hong, and Z. Y. Li. 2001. Description of a new fossil genus and species Huaxiasciophilites jingxiensis (Diptera: Mesosciophilidae) from Early Cretaceous Jingxi basin of Beijing, China. Entomologica Sinica 8:193-198

Parent taxon: Mycetophilidae according to X. Q. Lin et al. 2015

See also Zhang et al. 2001

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, Huosciaritis, Leiinae, Liaoxifungivora, Mesosciophilites, Microntos, Mycetophaetinae, Mycetophilinae, Mycomyinae, Pachyneurinae, Palaeoanaclinia, Proleia, Promycetomyia, Proneoglaphyroptera, Prophthinia, Rubsaameniella, Sciophilinae, Sciophilopsis, Scudderiella, Tetragoneurinae, Thimna, Fungivorinae, Huaxiasciaritinae, Recticorninae, Solosciaritinae

Subtaxa: Huaxiasciophilites jingxiensis

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Type: Huaxiasciophilites jingxiensis

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Jingxi, Fangshan District (Cretaceous of China)

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