Tribe Brachyopini Williston 1885 (hover fly)
Synonyms: Chrysogasterini Shannon 1922, Chrysogastrini Shannon 1922, Myioleptini Shannon 1922
Parent taxon: Eristalinae according to X. Mengual et al. 2015
See also Hull 1949, Moran et al. 2022 and Shannon 1922
Sister taxa: Eristalini, Merodontini, Milesiini, Rhingiini, Volucellini, Xylotini, Eoxylota
Subtaxa: Brachyopina Cheilosialepta Myolepta Spheginina
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Germany (2 collections)
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (7), United States (1: Colorado)
Total: 10 collections including 31 occurrences