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Heleomyzidae

Insecta - Diptera - Heleomyzidae

Taxonomy
Heleomyzidae was named by Westwood (1840). It is extant.

It was assigned to Brachycera by Carpenter (1992); to Schizophora by Wiegmann et al. (2011); and to Sphaeroceroidea by Woźnica (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Heleomyzidae Westwood
1992Heleomyzidae Carpenter
2011Heleomyzidae Wiegmann et al.
2019Heleomyzidae Woźnica p. 397

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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
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
RankNameAuthor
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Panorpida
superorderAntliophora
orderDiptera
—NeodipteraMichelsen 1994
suborderBrachyceraZetterstedt 1842
—Heterodactyla
—Eremoneura
suborderCyclorrhapha()
—Schizophora
—AcalyptrataeMacquart 1835
superfamilySphaeroceroideaMacquart 1835
familyHeleomyzidaeWestwood 1840
familyHeleomyzidaeWestwood 1840

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. Heleomyzidae Westwood 1840
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Subfm. Heleomyzinae Westwood 1840
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G. †Balticoleria Woźnica 2007
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†Balticoleria michaeli Woźnica 2007
G. †Chaetohelomyza Hennig 1965
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†Chaetohelomyza electrica Hennig 1965
G. †Electroleria Hennig 1965
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†Electroleria alacris Meunier 1904
G. †Gedanoleria Woźnica 2019
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†Gedanoleria eocenica Woźnica 2019
G. Heleomyza Fallen 1810
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†Heleomyza bauckhorni Meunier 1914
†Heleomyza fagei Timon-David 1944
†Heleomyza oligocenica Theobald 1937
Invalid names: Leria Robineau-Desvoidy 1830 [synonym]
Tr. Heleomyzini Bezzi 1911
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G. †Paleoheleomyza Woźnica and Palaczyk 2005
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†Paleoheleomyza kotejai Woźnica and Palaczyk 2005
G. Heteromyza Fallen 1820
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†Heteromyza detecta Scudder 1877
†Heteromyza dubia Meunier 1904
†Heteromyza miocenica Cockerell 1915
†Heteromyza senilis Scudder 1877
Tr. Orbelliini Gorodkov 1972
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G. †Protoorbellia Woźnica 2006
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†Protoorbellia hoffeinsorum Woźnica 2006
G. Heteromyiella Hendel 1910
Subfm. Suilliinae Wahlgren 1917
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G. †Protosuillia Hennig 1965
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†Protosuillia media Meunier 1904
G. Suillia Robineau-Desvoidy 1830
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†Suillia major Meunier 1904
G. Trixoscelis Rondani 1856
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†Trixoscelis patefacta Melander 1949
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: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bridgerian to the top of the Chattian or 50.30000 to 23.03000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 46.2 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Colorado) Heteromyza detecta (121146)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation Protoorbellia hoffeinsorum, Paleoheleomyza kotejai, Gedanoleria eocenica (123419)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Balticoleria michaeli (124776) Electroleria alacris (123929 123936) Heleomyza major (124073) Heleomyza major, Heleomyza media, Heteromyza dubia, Leria alacris (123927) Heteromyza dubia, Electroleria alacris (123766) Protosuillia media (123926) Protosuillia media, Electroleria alacris (123771) Suillia major (123757)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Poland Chaetohelomyza electrica (109625)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Denmark Suillia major, Electroleria alacris (123762)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Canada (British Columbia) Heteromyza senilis (121480)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Heteromyiella miocenica (113749) Trichoscelis patefacta (106379)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany Heleomyza oligocenica (122407)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Heleomyza bankhornia (138696)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Leria bauckhorni (122010)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France (Bouches-du-Rhone) Heleomyza fagei (155869)