Insecta - Diptera - Keroplatidae
Alternative spelling: Macroceridae
Parent taxon: Keroplatidae according to A. Pełczyńska et al. 2024
See also Blagoderov 2019, Blagoderov and Arillo 2002, Blagoderov et al. 2019, Evenhuis 2006, Hong 2002, Johannsen 1909, Mantič et al. 2020, Matile 1981, Matile 1990 and Statz 1944
Sister taxa: Adamacrocerinae, Keroplatinae, Lygistorrhininae, Paleoplatyura, Platyura armata, Platyura calcar, Platyura ceroplatites, Platyura ceroplatoides, Platyura crassicornis, Platyura distincta, Platyura ectorsii, Platyura ehrhardti, Platyura exigua, Platyura graciosa, Platyura kunowi, Platyura mikii, Platyura moniliformis, Platyura pusilla, Platyura verrali, Platyurinae, Vastaplatyura, Vladelektra
Subtaxa: Burmacrocera Eomacroceritis Macrocera soccata Macrocerini Robsonomyiini
Type: Macrocera
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of Germany (1 collection)
• Oligocene of Germany (1)
• Eocene of China (1), Poland (1), the Russian Federation (6), the United Kingdom (1), United States (2: Montana)
• Cretaceous of France (1), Myanmar (1), Spain (1)
Total: 16 collections including 25 occurrences