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Leptogastrinae (grass fly)

Insecta - Diptera - Asilidae

Taxonomy
Leptogastrinae was named by Schiner (1862). It is extant. Its type is Leptogaster.

It was assigned to Asilidae by James (1939), Hull (1962), Wappler (2003), Dikow (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Leptogastrinae Schiner p. xxxviii
1939Leptogastrinae James p. 42
1962Leptogastrinae Hull
2003Leptogastrinae Wappler p. 159
2009Leptogastrinae Dikow p. 107

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Panorpida
superorderAntliophora
orderDiptera
—NeodipteraMichelsen 1994
suborderBrachyceraZetterstedt 1842
—Heterodactyla
superfamilyAsiloidea
familyAsilidae()
subfamilyLeptogastrinae
subfamilyLeptogastrinae

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.

Subfm. Leptogastrinae Schiner 1862 [grass fly]
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G. †Cretagaster Dikow and Grimaldi 2014
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†Cretagaster raritanensis Dikow and Grimaldi 2014
Tr. Leptogastrini Schiner 1862
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G. Leptogaster Meigen 1803
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†Leptogaster cerestensis Nel and Jouault 2022
†Leptogaster erecta Meunier 1906
†Leptogaster falloti Theobald 1937
†Leptogaster hellii Unger 1841
†Leptogaster prior Melander 1946
G. Schildia Aldrich 1923
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†Schildia martini Dikow and Bayless 2009
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 Turonian to the top of the Holocene or 93.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 89.8 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (New Jersey) Asilidae indet. (110895)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Leptogaster prior (124624)
MP 2333.9 - 27.3France Leptogaster cerestensis (157327)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany Leptogaster falloti (122407)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Schildia martini (122982 124231)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Croatia Leptogaster hellii (117246)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tanzania Leptogaster erecta (140788)