Alternative spelling: Megalosphyini
Full reference: G. Enderlein. 1911. Die phyletischen Beziehungen der Lycoriiden (Sciariden) zu den Fungivoriden (Mycetophiliden) und Itonididen (Cecidomyiiden) und ihre systematische Gliederung. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 77(Supp 3):116-201
Parent taxon: Sciaridae according to S. Shin et al. 2019
See also Enderlein 1911 and Shin et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Archicratyna, Bradysiopsis, Chaetosciarinae, Cratyninae, Eosciarites, Lycoriella, Protolycoriella, Protosciara, Pseudosciara, Sciara lacoei, Sciara morosa, Sciarinae, Succinosciara, Lycoriinae
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (1 collection)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (3), Mexico (5)
• Oligocene of France (1)
• Eocene of China (1)
Total: 11 collections including 14 occurrences