Subfamily Diaphorinae Schiner 1864 (long-legged fly)

Insecta - Diptera - Dolichopodidae

Parent taxon: Dolichopodidae according to I. Y. Grichanov 2023

See also Aldrich 1905, Bickel 2022 and Pollet et al. 2004

Sister taxa: Achalcinae, Anepsiomyia, Archichrysotus, Argyra debellata, Argyra debilis, Argyra deceptoria, Avenaphora, Chrysotus setosus, Condylostylus, Cretomicrophorus, Dolichopodinae, Electrochoreutes, Eodolichopoditinae, Gujaratmyia, Hydrophorinae, Hygroceleuthus titanus, Lyroneurus venustus, Medetera frauenfeldi, Medeterinae, Medeterus, Microphorinae, Microphorites, Neurigoninae, Parathalassiinae, Peloropeodinae, Pristinmicrophor, Prosystenus, Rajpardia, Rhaphiinae, Sciapodinae, Sciara pusilla, Sympycninae, Systenus ciliatus, Thinophilus piraticus, Thrypticus sobrius, Xanthochlorinae

Subtaxa: Argyra Chrysotus Diaphorus Palaeoargyra Prochrysotus

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Type: Diaphorus

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Tanzania (1 collection), Ukraine (1)

• Miocene of Mexico (3)

• Eocene of India (2), Romania (1), the Russian Federation (2)

Total: 10 collections including 12 occurrences

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