Insecta - Diptera - Dolichopodidae

Full reference: D. J. Bickel. 2022. Taxonomic names, in Dolichopodidae (Diptera) from the Eocene amber deposits of Cambay and Kutch basins, India. Palaeoentomology 5:475-486

Parent taxon: Dolichopodidae according to D. J. Bickel 2022

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, Rhaphiinae, Sciapodinae, Sciara pusilla, Sympycninae, Systenus ciliatus, Thinophilus piraticus, Thrypticus sobrius, Xanthochlorinae

Subtaxa: Rajpardia grimaldii

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Type: Rajpardia grimaldii

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Distribution: found only at Cambay amber, Tadkeshwar lignite mine (AMNH/BSIPL collection) (Eocene of India)

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