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Nymphomyiidae

Insecta - Diptera - Nymphomyiidae

Taxonomy
Nymphomyiidae was named by Tokunaga (1932). It is extant. Its type is Nymphomyia.

It was assigned to Blephariceromorpha by Wagner et al. (2000), Yeates et al. (2007); to Nymphomyiomorpha by Pape et al. (2011); and to Diptera by Wiegmann et al. (2011).

Subtaxa
Nymphomyia (type genus)
Entered
by E. Leckey (authorized by D. Smith) on 2009-02-03; modified by M. Clapham on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Nymphomyiidae Tokunaga
2000Nymphomyiidae Wagner et al.
2007Nymphomyiidae Yeates et al.
2011Nymphomyiidae Pape et al. p. 222
2011Nymphomyiidae Wiegmann et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
Athalassocarida
LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
Cercofilata
RankNameAuthor
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
Holometabola
Aparaglossata
Panorpida
superorderAntliophora
orderDiptera
suborderNematoceraLatreille 1825
infraorderNymphomyiomorphaRohdendorf 1964
familyNymphomyiidaeTokunaga 1932
familyNymphomyiidaeTokunaga 1932

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. Nymphomyiidae Tokunaga 1932
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G. Nymphomyia Tokunaga 1932
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Nymphomyia alissae Wagner and Müller 2020
Nymphomyia succina Wagner et al. 2000
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 Priabonian or 100.50000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Nymphomyia alissae (184692)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany Nymphomyia succina (124274)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Nymphomyia succina (123493 124227 124275)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany (Halle) Nymphomyia succina (124273)