Insecta - Diptera - Dolichopodidae
Alternative spelling: Rhaphidii
Full reference: J. M. F. Bigot. 1852. Essai d’une classification générale et synoptique de l’ordre des insectes diptères. Annales de la Société Scientifique de France, Deuxième Série 10:471-489
Parent taxon: Dolichopodidae according to M. A. A. Pollet et al. 2004
See also Aldrich 1905
Sister taxa: Achalcinae, Anepsiomyia, Archichrysotus, Argyra debellata, Argyra debilis, Argyra deceptoria, Avenaphora, Chrysotus setosus, Condylostylus, Cretomicrophorus, Diaphorinae, Dolichopodinae, Electrochoreutes, Eodolichopoditinae, Gujaratmyia, Hydrophorinae, Hygroceleuthus titanus, Lyroneurus venustus, Medetera frauenfeldi, Medeterinae, Medeterus, Microphorinae, Microphorites, Neurigoninae, Parathalassiinae, Peloropeodinae, Pristinmicrophor, Prosystenus, Rajpardia, Sciapodinae, Sciara pusilla, Sympycninae, Systenus ciliatus, Thinophilus piraticus, Thrypticus sobrius, Xanthochlorinae
Subtaxa: Nematoproctus Rhaphium
Type: Rhaphium
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Rhaphiinae in the database