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Atelestidae

Insecta - Diptera - Atelestidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Atelestidae Hennig
2006Atelestidae Sinclair and Cumming p. 76
2010Atelestidae Sinclair and Kirk-Spriggs
2011Atelestidae Wiegmann et al.
2018Atelestidae Shin et al.
2018Atelestidae Wahlberg and Johanson
2020Atelestidae Zhang and Xie
2023Atelestidae Badano et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
RankNameAuthor
orderDiptera
—NeodipteraMichelsen 1994
suborderBrachyceraZetterstedt 1842
—Heterodactyla
—Eremoneura
superfamilyEmpidoideaLatreille 1804
familyAtelestidaeHennig 1970
familyAtelestidaeHennig 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.

Fm. Atelestidae Hennig 1970
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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. †Trichinites Hennig 1970
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†Trichinites cretaceus Hennig 1970
Subfm. Nemedininae Sinclair and Cumming 2006
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G. †Cretodromia Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
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†Cretodromia glaesa Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
G. Nemedina Chandler 1981
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†Nemedina eocenica Sinclair and Arnaud 2001
G. †Nemedromia Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
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†Nemedromia campania Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
†Nemedromia telescopica Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
†Nemedromia turonia Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
G. †Neoturonius Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
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†Neoturonius asymmetrus Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
†Neoturonius cretatus Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
†Neoturonius vetus Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
G. †Phaetempis Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
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†Phaetempis lebanensis Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
G. †Prolatomyia Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
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†Prolatomyia elongata Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
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 145.00000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 140.2 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) Dianafranksia fisheri (125985)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Lebanon Atelestites senectus, Phaetempis lebanensis (123017) Phaetempis lebanensis (123001) Trichinites cretaceus (124276)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Jordan Kurnubempis palistinicus (124847)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Spain (Álava) Alavesia subiasi (108769)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Spain (Asturias) Alavesia prietoi (107510)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Alavesia longistylata, Alavesia myanmarensis (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 Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar (Kachin) Alavesia sp., Alavesia longicornuta, Alavesia zigrasi (123113) Neoalavesia hadroceria (104053)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (New Jersey) Nemedromia turonia, Neoturonius cretatus, Neoturonius vetus (110895) Neoturonius asymmetrus (123016)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Manitoba) Nemedromia campania, Prolatomyia elongata, Cretodromia glaesa (122354)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Nemedromia campania, Nemedromia telescopica (122384)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Meghyperites balticus (110735)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation Nemedina eocenica (163130)