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Erioptera
Insecta - Diptera - Limoniidae
Taxonomy
Erioptera was named by Meigen (1803). It is extant. Its type is Erioptera lutea.
It was assigned to Tipulidae by Aldrich (1905) and Carpenter (1992); to Limoniidae by Evenhuis (1994); and to Chioneinae by Podenas and Poinar (2012).
It was assigned to Tipulidae by Aldrich (1905) and Carpenter (1992); to Limoniidae by Evenhuis (1994); and to Chioneinae by Podenas and Poinar (2012).
Species
E. (Erioptera), E. (Mesocyphona), E. danae, E. fasciipennis, E. lutea (type species), E. oligocaenica, E. pagasti
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1803 | Erioptera Meigen p. 262 |
| 1905 | Erioptera Aldrich p. 84 |
| 1992 | Erioptera Carpenter |
| 1994 | Erioptera Evenhuis |
| 2012 | Erioptera Podenas and Poinar p. 348 |
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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.
G. Erioptera Meigen 1803
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Subg. Erioptera (Erioptera) Meigen 1803
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†Erioptera (Erioptera) arcuata Alexander 1931
†Erioptera (Erioptera) gracilis Meunier 1899
†Erioptera (Erioptera) perspicillata Meunier 1906
Subg. Erioptera (Mesocyphona) Osten Sacken 1869
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†Erioptera (Mesocyphona) beata Podenas and Poinar 2012
†Erioptera (Mesocyphona) divera Podenas and Poinar 2012
†Erioptera (Mesocyphona) sherry Podenas and Poinar 2012
†Erioptera danae von Heyden 1870
†Erioptera fasciipennis Statz 1944
Erioptera lutea Meigen 1804
†Erioptera oligocaenica Meunier 1922
†Erioptera pagasti Statz 1944
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 38.00000 to 15.97000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Collections (8 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Priabonian | Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) | E. arcuata (124073) E. perspicillata (127170) E. perspicillata, E. gracilis (123927) | |
| MP 30 | Germany | E. danae (123945) | |
| MP 30 | Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) | E. fasciipennis (153359) E. oligocaenica (138696) | |
| Chattian | Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) | E. pagasti (122010) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Mexico (Chiapas) | E. beata, E. divera, E. sherry (125757) |