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Taxonomy
Aphiochaeta was named by Brues (1903). It is extant.
It was reranked as Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) by Evenhuis (1994).
It was assigned to Phoridae by Carpenter (1992); and to Megaselia by Evenhuis (1994).
It was reranked as Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) by Evenhuis (1994).
It was assigned to Phoridae by Carpenter (1992); and to Megaselia by Evenhuis (1994).
Synonymy list
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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.
Subg. Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) Brues 1903
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†Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) inclusa Meunier 1910
†Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) indistincta Meunier 1910
†Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) inflata Meunier 1910
†Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) infossa Meunier 1910
†Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) obruta Meunier 1910
†Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) obstricta Meunier 1910
†Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) praepedita Meunier 1910
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Holocene | Madagascar | Aphiochaeta indistincta, Aphiochaeta inflata (152187) | |
| Holocene | Ghana | Aphiochaeta obstricta (152186) | |
| Holocene | Tanzania | Aphiochaeta praepedita, Aphiochaeta inclusa, Aphiochaeta infossa, Aphiochaeta obruta (140788) |