Subfamily Protonephrocerinae Aczél 1948 (big-headed fly)
Insecta - Diptera - Pipunculidae
Alternative spelling: Protonephrocerini
Full reference: M. L. Aczél. 1948. Grundlagen einer Monographie der Dorilaiden (Diptera). Dorilaiden-Studien VI. Acta Zoologica Lilloana 6:5-168
Parent taxon: Pipunculidae according to B. Motamedinia et al. 2022
See also Archibald et al. 2014 and Kehlmaier et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Chalarinae, Nephrocerinae, Pipunculinae
Subtaxa: Metanephrocerus Protonephrocerus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (3 collections), United States (1: Washington)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence