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Scatopsidae (minute black scavenger fly)

Insecta - Diptera - Scatopsidae

Taxonomy
Scatopsidae was named by Newman (1834). It is extant. Its type is Scathopse.

It was assigned to Nematocera by Carpenter (1992); and to Scatopsoidea by Yeates et al. (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Scatopsidae Newman p. 387
1992Scatopsidae Carpenter
2007Scatopsidae Yeates et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
orderDiptera
infraorderPsychodomorpha
superfamilyScatopsoidea
familyScatopsidae
familyScatopsidae

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. Scatopsidae Newman 1834 [minute black scavenger fly]
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Subfm. Ectaetiinae Enderlein 1936
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G. Ectaetia Enderlein 1912
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†Ectaetia capdoliensis Fate et al. 2013
†Ectaetia fasciola Meunier 1904
G. †Paraectaetia Nel and Prokop 2004
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†Paraectaetia ruckai Nel and Prokop 2004
G. †Hoploscatopse Haenni 2022
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†Hoploscatopse prisca Haenni 2022
Subfm. Psectrosciarinae Cook 1963
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Tr. Psectrosciarini Cook 1963
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G. Psectrosciara Kieffer 1911
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†Psectrosciara crassieton Amorim and Greenwalt 2022
†Psectrosciara fossilis Nel and Coty 2016
†Psectrosciara makrochaites Amorim and Greenwalt 2022
Subfm. Scatopsinae Newman 1834
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Tr. Colobostematini Amorim 1994
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G. †Afroscatopse Szadziewski et al. 2022
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†Afroscatopse haennii Szadziewski et al. 2022
G. Efcookella Haenni 1998
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†Efcookella eocenica Nel and Prokop 2004
†Efcookella nigra Greenwalt 2019
Invalid names: Cookella Freeman 1985 [replaced]
G. Ferneiella Cook 1985
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†Ferneiella gallica Bramuzzo et al. 2017
G. †Procolobostema Cook 1971
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†Procolobostema hurdi Cook 1971
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Invalid names: Procolobostema longicorne Cook 1971 [synonym]
†Procolobostema roseni Amorim 1998
Tr. Rhegmoclematini Cook 1955
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Subtr. Parascatopsina Amorim 1994
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G. Neorhegmoclemina Cook 1955
G. Rhegmoclemina Enderlein 1936
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†Rhegmoclemina haennii Krzemiński 2019
†Rhegmoclemina subsimilis Meunier 1904
Tr. Scatopsini Newman 1834
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G. Reichertella Enderlein 1912
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†Reichertella fasciata Melander 1949
G. Scatopse Geoffroy 1762
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†Scatopse bilaminata Cook 1971
†Scatopse crassicornis Meunier 1904
†Scatopse gracilis Keilbach 1982
†Scatopse grassaris Meunier 1904
†Scatopse primula Cook 1971
Tr. Swammerdamellini Cook 1972
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G. Swammerdamella Enderlein 1912
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†Swammerdamella prima Cook 1971
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Cenomanian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 99.60000 to 15.97000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.5 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian105.3 - 93.5France (Charente-Maritime) Ectaetia capdoliensis (107076)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Hoploscatopse prisca (226076)
Paleocene - Middle Eocene66.0 - 37.71Czech Republic Paraectaetia ruckai (154314)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Oise) Cookella eocenica, Ferneiella gallica (123850)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Montana) Efcookella nigra (135666) Pipunculinae indet. (183409) Psectrosciara crassieton (117614)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Poland Scatopse gracilis (109625)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Rhegmoclemina haennii (123959 123960)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Scatopse grassaris, Scatopse subsimilis, Scatopse fasciola, Scatopse crassicornis (123927) Scatopsidae indet. (124275)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Reichertella fasciata (124624)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Ethiopia Afroscatopse haennii (222682)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico (Chiapas) Procolobostema hurdi (106432) Procolobostema incisa (124474) Procolobostema longicorne (124467) Procolobostema obscurum (124469) Psectrosciara fossilis (123456) Scatopse bilaminata, Scatopse primula (124623) Scatopse primula (124471) Swammerdamella prima (124810)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Procolobostema roseni (122982 123393 123422 125970) Rhegmoclemina sp. (122473)