Full reference: N. P. Kristensen. 1967. Erection of a new family in the lepidopterous suborder Dacnonypha. Entomologiske Meddelelser 35:341-345
Parent taxon: Lepidoptera according to J. C. Regier et al. 2015
See also van Nieukerken et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Aglossata, Altha, Angiospermivora, Archaeolepiidae, Ascololepidopterigidae, Bombycites, Chionaemopsis, Cyphanta, Diurni, Eolepidopterigina, Eucosmia, Gallerites, Heterobathmiina, Karataunia, Micropterigoidea, Monotrysia, Nocturni, Paleolepidopterites, Paralepidoptera, Petisca, Phalaena, Phylledestes, Pyralites, Schaefferia, Sphingidites, Zalepidoptera, Zeugloptera
Subtaxa: Agathiphagidae
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Myanmar (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence