Insecta - Diptera - Dolichopodidae
Alternative spellings: Parathalassiini, Parathalassinae
Full reference: M. Chvála. 1981. Classification and phylogeny of Empididae, with a presumed origin of Dolichopodidae (Diptera). Entomologica Scandinavica, Supplement 15:225-236
Parent taxon: Dolichopodidae according to J. M. Cumming and D. E. Greenwalt 2022
See also Grimaldi and Cumming 1999 and Nel et al. 2016
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, Peloropeodinae, Pristinmicrophor, Prosystenus, Rajpardia, Rhaphiinae, Sciapodinae, Sciara pusilla, Sympycninae, Systenus ciliatus, Thinophilus piraticus, Thrypticus sobrius, Xanthochlorinae
Subtaxa: Electrophorella Microphorella Retinitus
Distribution:
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (2 collections), United States (1: Montana)
• Cretaceous of the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences