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Mythicomyiidae

Insecta - Diptera - Mythicomyiidae

Taxonomy
Mythicomyiidae was named by Melander (1902). It is extant. Its type is Mythicomyia.

It was reranked as the tribe Mythicomyiini by Hennig (1966).

It was assigned to Cyrtosiinae by Hennig (1966); to Asiloidea by Grimaldi et al. (2011); and to Bombylioidea by Nel and De Ploeg (2004), Myskowiak et al. (2016).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Acrocera hirsuta Scudder p. 755
1890Acrocera hirsuta Scudder p. 563 figs. Pl 5 fig 5
1902Mythicomyiidae Melander
1966Mythicomyiini Hennig p. 14
2004Mythicomyiidae Nel and De Ploeg
2011Mythicomyiidae Grimaldi et al. p. 312
2016Mythicomyiidae Myskowiak et al. p. 583

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
Athalassocarida
LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
Cercofilata
classInsecta
RankNameAuthor
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
Holometabola
Aparaglossata
Panorpida
superorderAntliophora
orderDiptera
NeodipteraMichelsen 1994
suborderBrachyceraZetterstedt 1842
Heterodactyla
superfamilyAsiloidea
familyMythicomyiidaeMelander 1902
familyMythicomyiidaeMelander 1902

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Mythicomyiidae Melander 1902
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Subfm. Glabellulinae Cockerell 1914
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G. †Eurodoliopteryx Nel 2006
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G. Glabellula Bezzi 1902
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Glabellula aggregata Evenhuis 2013
Glabellula brunnifrons Evenhuis 2002
Glabellula electrica Hennig 1966
Glabellula grimaldii Evenhuis 2002
Glabellula hannemanni Schumann 1991
Glabellula kuehnei Schlüter 1976
Glabellula perkovskyi Evenhuis 2013
Invalid names: Proglabellula Hennig 1966 [synonym]
G. †Microburmyia Grimaldi and Cumming 2011
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Microburmyia analvena Grimaldi and Cumming 2011
Microburmyia veanalvena Grimaldi and Cumming 2011
Subfm. Mythicomyiinae Melander 1902
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G. Mythenteles Hall and Evenhuis 1986
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Mythenteles baltica Evenhuis 2002
G. Mythicomyia Coquillet 1893
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Mythicomyia dominicana Evenhuis 2002
G. Pieza Evenhuis 2002
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Pieza dominicana Evenhuis 2002
G. Reissa Evenhuis and Báez 2001
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Reissa kohlsi Evenhuis 2019
G. †Riga Evenhuis 2013
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Riga toni Evenhuis 2013
Subfm. Psiloderoidinae Hull 1967
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G. †Borissovia Evenhuis 2002
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Borissovia rohdendorfi Zaitzev 1986
G. †Carmenelectra Evenhuis 2002
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Carmenelectra pernigra Evenhuis 2013
Carmenelectra shechisme Evenhuis 2002
Carmenelectra shehuggme Evenhuis 2013
G. †Eoacridophagus Myskowiak et al. 2016
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Eoacridophagus azari Myskowiak et al. 2016
G. †Palaeoplatypygus Kovalev 1985
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Palaeoplatypygus zaitzevi Kovalev 1985
G. †Procyrtosia Zaitzev 1986
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Procyrtosia sukatshevae Zaitzev 1986
G. †Proplatypygus Hennig 1969
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Proplatypygus matilei Nel and De Ploeg 2004
Proplatypygus succineus Hennig 1969
Invalid names: Acrocera hirsuta Scudder 1877 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available