Insecta - Diptera - Luanpingitidae
Full reference: J. F. Zhang. 1986. Luanpingitidae - a new fossil insect family. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 25:49-54
Parent taxon: Nematocera according to T. Pape et al. 2011
See also Zhang 1986
Sister taxa: Amblylexis, Amianta, Amphipromeca, Apistogrypotes, Asiochaoboridae, Asuba, Axymyioidea, Axymyiomorpha, Bibionites, Blephariceromorpha, Bodephora, Chironomidae, Clavapartus, Culiciscolex, Cyrtomides, Dara, Elliidae, Ellipibodus, Empidocampe, Eoculex, Eopolyneuridae, Hongocaloneura, Hongocaloneuridae, Hyperpolyneuridae, Meconeura, Mesophantasmatidae, Mesosciophilidae, Nymphomyiomorpha, Palaeoerioptera, Palaeophoridae, Paradictyodiptera, Penthetria vaillantii, Platyplecia, Plecia nigrescens, Propexis, Protendipedidae, Ptychopteromorpha, Rhopaloscolex, Sama, Serendipidae, Sphallonymphites, Strashilidae, Tipulomorpha, Tipulopleciidae, Venapaucia
Subtaxa: Luanpingites
Type: Luanpingites
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Zhouyingzi village, Luoping County (Shandong Museum collection) (Jurassic of China)