Insecta - Diptera - Serendipidae
Synonym: Paratendipedidae Hong and Wang 1990 [replaced name]
Full reference: N. L. Evenhuis. 1994. Catalogue of the Fossil Flies of the World (Insecta: Diptera) 1-600
Parent taxon: Nematocera according to T. Pape et al. 2011
See also Evenhuis 1994
Sister taxa: Amblylexis, Amianta, Amphipromeca, Apistogrypotes, Asiochaoboridae, Asuba, Axymyioidea, Axymyiomorpha, 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, Sphallonymphites, Strashilidae, Tipulomorpha, Tipulopleciidae, Venapaucia
Subtaxa: Serendipa Thamnitendipes
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences