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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)