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Atelestinae

Insecta - Diptera - Atelestidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Atelestinae Hennig
2006Atelestinae Sinclair and Cumming p. 77
2010Atelestinae Sinclair and Kirk-Spriggs
2018Atelestinae Wahlberg and Johanson
2020Atelestinae Jouault et al.
2020Atelestinae Sinclair and Grimaldi p. 4
2020Atelestinae Zhang and Xie
2023Atelestinae Badano et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Panorpida
superorderAntliophora
orderDiptera
—NeodipteraMichelsen 1994
suborderBrachyceraZetterstedt 1842
—Heterodactyla
—Eremoneura
superfamilyEmpidoideaLatreille 1804
familyAtelestidaeHennig 1970
subfamilyAtelestinaeHennig 1970
subfamilyAtelestinaeHennig 1970

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. Atelestinae Hennig 1970
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G. Alavesia Waters and Arillo 1999
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Subg. †Alavesia (Pennonalavesia) Stark et al. 2020
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†Alavesia (Pennonalavesia) longicornuta Sinclair and Grimaldi 2020
†Alavesia (Pennonalavesia) wimpala Stark et al. 2020
†Alavesia angusta Sinclair and Grimaldi 2020
†Alavesia brevipennae Sinclair and Grimaldi 2020
†Alavesia hadroceria Poinar and Vega 2020
†Alavesia lanceolata Sinclair and Grimaldi 2020
†Alavesia latala Sinclair and Grimaldi 2020
†Alavesia magna Sinclair and Grimaldi 2020
†Alavesia myanmarensis Jouault et al. 2020
†Alavesia pankowskiorum Sinclair and Grimaldi 2020
†Alavesia prietoi Peñalver and Arillo 2007
†Alavesia spinosa Sinclair and Grimaldi 2020
†Alavesia subiasi Waters and Arillo 1999
†Alavesia tripudii Zhang and Xie 2020
†Alavesia zigrasi Sinclair and Grimaldi 2020
Invalid names: Neoalavesia Poinar and Vega 2020 [synonym]
G. †Atelestites Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
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†Atelestites senectus Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
G. †Dianafranksia Coram et al. 2000
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†Dianafranksia fisheri Coram et al. 2000
G. †Kurnubempis Kaddumi 2007
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†Kurnubempis palistinicus Kaddumi 2007
G. †Meghyperites Sinclair and Stark 2024
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†Meghyperites balticus Sinclair and Stark 2024
G. †Promeghyperus Zhang et al. 2024
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†Promeghyperus hirtus Zhang et al. 2024
†Promeghyperus muricicaudatus Zhang et al. 2024
G. †Trichinites Hennig 1970
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†Trichinites cretaceus Hennig 1970
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 Early/Lower Berriasian to the top of the Priabonian or 143.10000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 141.0 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Berriasian143.1 - 141.0United Kingdom (England) Dianafranksia fisheri (125985)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Lebanon Atelestites senectus (123017) Trichinites cretaceus (124276)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Jordan Kurnubempis palistinicus (124847)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Spain (Álava) Alavesia subiasi (108769)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Spain (Asturias) Alavesia prietoi (107510)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Alavesia longistylata, Alavesia myanmarensis, Promeghyperus muricicaudatus, Promeghyperus hirtus (165561) Alavesia myanmarensis (179227) Alavesia sp., Alavesia longistylata, Alavesia longicornuta, Alavesia angusta, Alavesia lanceolata, Alavesia magna, Alavesia pankowskiorum (205729) Alavesia sp., Alavesia myanmarensis, Alavesia brevipennae, Alavesia latala, Alavesia magna, Alavesia pankowskiorum, Alavesia spinosa, Alavesia zigrasi (111688) Alavesia tripudii (216019) Alavesia wimpala (228876)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar (Kachin) Alavesia sp., Alavesia longicornuta, Alavesia zigrasi (123113) Neoalavesia hadroceria (104053)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Meghyperites balticus (110735)