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Nemestrinoidea

Insecta - Diptera

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Nemestrinoidea Macquart
2000Nemestrinoidea Mostovski and Martínez-Delclòs p. 137
2007Nemestrinoidea Yeates et al.
2011Nemestrinoidea Grimaldi et al. p. 306
2016Nemestrinoidea Grimaldi p. 47
2018Nemestrinoidea Shin 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
RankNameAuthor
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Panorpida
superorderAntliophora
orderDiptera
—NeodipteraMichelsen 1994
suborderBrachyceraZetterstedt 1842
—Homeodactyla
superfamilyNemestrinoideaMacquart 1834
superfamilyNemestrinoideaMacquart 1834

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.

Superfm. Nemestrinoidea Macquart 1834
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Fm. Acroceridae Leach 1815 [spider fly]
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Subfm. Acrocerinae Leach 1815
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G. Acrocera Meigen 1803
G. †Burmacyrtus Grimaldi and Hauser 2011
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†Burmacyrtus rusmithi Grimaldi and Hauser 2011
G. †Schlingeromyia Grimaldi and Hauser 2011
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†Schlingeromyia minuta Grimaldi and Hauser 2011
Subfm. †Archocyrtinae Ussatchov 1968
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G. †Archocyrtus Ussatchov 1968
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†Archocyrtus gibbosus Ussatchov 1968
†Archocyrtus kovalevi Nartshuk 1996
Invalid names: Juracyrtus Nartshuk 1996 [synonym]
Subfm. Cyrtinae Newman 1834
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G. †Cyrtinella Gillung and Winterton 2017
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†Cyrtinella flavinigra Gillung and Winterton 2017
G. †Villalites Hennig 1966
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†Villalites electrica Hennig 1966
Subfm. Ogcodinae Rondani 1841
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G. †Glaesoncodes Hennig 1968
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G. Ogcodes Latreille 1796
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†Ogcodes exotica Grimaldi 1995
Subfm. Philopotinae Schiner 1868
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G. †Archaeterphis Hauser and Winterton 2007
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†Archaeterphis hennigi Hauser and Winterton 2007
G. †Burmophilopota Feng et al. 2024
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†Burmophilopota wintertoni Feng et al. 2024
G. †Eulonchiella Meunier 1912
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†Eulonchiella eocenica Meunier 1912
G. †Hoffeinsomyia Gillung and Winterton 2017
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†Hoffeinsomyia leptogaster Gillung and Winterton 2017
G. †Prophilopota Hennig 1966
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†Prophilopota succinea Hennig 1966
†Prophilopota variegata Gillung and Winterton 2017
Fm. Nemestrinidae Macquart 1834 [tangle-veined fly]
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G. †Ahirmoneura Zhang et al. 2008
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†Ahirmoneura neimengguensis Zhang et al. 2008
Subfm. †Archinemestriinae Rohdendorf 1968
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G. †Aenigmestrinus Mostovski 1998
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†Aenigmestrinus mirabilis Mostovski 1998
G. †Archinemestrius Rohdendorf 1968
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†Archinemestrius karatavicus Rohdendorf 1968
†Archinemestrius litigiosus Mostovski 1998
†Archinemestrius mimas Mostovski 1998
G. †Mesonemestrius Zhang et al. 2017
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†Mesonemestrius caii Zhang et al. 2017
G. †Protonemestrius Rohdendorf 1968
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†Protonemestrius bequaerti Rohdendorf 1968
†Protonemestrius handlirschi Rohdendorf 1968
†Protonemestrius magnus Liu and Huang 2018
†Protonemestrius martynovi Rohdendorf 1968
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Invalid names: Protonemestrius longinasus Rohdendorf 1968 [synonym]
†Protonemestrius rasnitsyni Mostovski 1998
†Protonemestrius rohdendorfi Mostovski 1998
G. †Florinemestrius Ren 1998
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Subfm. †Hirmoneurinae
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G. Hirmoneura Meigen 1820
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Subg. †Hirmoneura (Eohirmoneura) Rohdendorf 1968
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†Hirmoneura (Eohirmoneura) neli Mostovski and Martínez-Delclòs 2000
Subg. Hirmoneura (Hirmoneura) Meigen 1820
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†Hirmoneura (Hirmoneura) elenae Mostovski and Martínez-Delclòs 2000
Subg. †Hirmoneura (Hirmoneurites) Cockerell 1910
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†Hirmoneura burmanica Liu and Huang 2019
†Hirmoneura caudiprima Grimaldi 2016
†Hirmoneura messelense Wedmann et al. 2021
†Hirmoneura mostovskii Liu and Huang 2019
†Hirmoneura richterae Mostovski and Martínez-Delclòs 2000
†Hirmoneura zigrasi Grimaldi 2016
G. †Prohirmoneura Handlirsch 1906
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†Prohirmoneura jurassica Handlirsch 1906
G. Nemestrina Latreille 1809
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G. Nemestrinus Latreille 1802
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†Nemestrinus incertus Mostovski and Martínez-Delclòs 2000
G. Prosoeca Schiner 1867
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Subg. †Prosoeca (Palembolus) Scudder 1878
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†Prosoeca (Palembolus) saxea Mostovski and Martínez-Delclòs 2000
G. Neorhynchocephalus Lichtwardt 1909
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†Neorhynchocephalus melanderi Cockerell 1908
Fm. †Rhagionemestriidae Ussatchov 1968
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G. †Burminemestrinus Zhang et al. 2020
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†Burminemestrinus qiyani Zhang et al. 2020
G. †Cretinemestrinus Zhang et al. 2020
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†Cretinemestrinus euremus Grimaldi 2016
G. †Iberomosca Mostovski and Martínez-Delclòs 2000
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†Iberomosca kakoeima Mostovski and Martínez-Delclòs 2000
†Iberomosca ponomarenkoi Mostovski and Martínez-Delclòs 2000
G. †Jurassinemestrinus Zhang 2010
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G. †Nagatomukha Mostovski and Martínez-Delclòs 2000
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†Nagatomukha karabas Mostovski and Martínez-Delclòs 2000
G. †Rhagionemestrius Ussatchov 1968
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†Rhagionemestrius rapidus Ussatchov 1968
G. †Sinomusca Nel 2010
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G. †Viriosinemestrius Zhang et al. 2020
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†Viriosinemestrius mai Zhang et al. 2020
Invalid names: Rhagionemestriinae Ussatchov 1968 [invalid subgroup], Rhagionemestriini Ussatchov 1968 [invalid subgroup]
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 Toarcian to the top of the Langhian or 184.20000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 182.9 Ma

Collections (49 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Germany (Niedersachsen) Nemestrinoidea indet. (117795)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Kazakhstan (Chimkent) Archinemestrius karatavicus, Archinemestrius litigiosus, Protonemestrius rohdendorfi (113439) Archinemestrius karatavicus, Protonemestrius bequaerti, Protonemestrius handlirschi, Nagatomukha karabas, Archocyrtus gibbosus (105971) Archinemestrius litigiosus, Protonemestrius martynovi, Aenigmestrinus mirabilis (106279) Archinemestrius mimas, Archinemestrius litigiosus, Aenigmestrinus mirabilis (105426) Eohirmoneura carpenteri (106102) Protonemestrius martynovi, Protonemestrius longinasus, Juracyrtus kovalevi (106101) Protonemestrius rasnitsyni, Rhagionemestrius rapidus (105970)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8China (Nei Mongol) Ahirmoneura neimengguensis (113360) Jurassinemestrinus orientalis (113364)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bayern) Nemestrinidae indet. (152903) Prohirmoneura jurassica (152883)
Berriasian - Barremian143.1 - 121.4Mongolia Nemestrinidae indet. (117548)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain Hirmoneura richterae (104052 123437) Hirmoneura richterae, Hirmoneura neli (152696) Iberomosca kakoeima (152691)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain (Cuenca) Prosoeca saxea (152992)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4China (Nei Mongol) Protonemestrius magnus (125655)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4China (Liaoning) Protonemestrius jurassicus, Protonemestrius beipiaoensis, Florinemestrius pulcherrimus (138436) Sinomusca mostovskii (110825)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Russian Federation (Buryatia) Hirmoneura elenae (106103) Nemestrinidae indet. (113350) Nemestrinus incertus (105969)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Mongolia Iberomosca ponomarenkoi (113359)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Burminemestrinus qiyani (207788) Burmophilopota wintertoni (165561) Mesonemestrius caii, Hirmoneura burmanica, Viriosinemestrius mai, Hirmoneura richterae (161726) Schlingeromyia minuta, Burmacyrtus rusmithi, Hirmoneura caudiprima, Jurassinemestrinus eurema (111688)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar (Kachin) Hirmoneura zigrasi (123113)
MP 1148.07 - 41.03Germany (Hessen) Hirmoneura messelense (219044) Hirmoneura sp. (68475)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Denmark Prophilopota succinea (123762)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation Archaeterphis hennigi, Eulonchiella eocenica, Cyrtinella flavinigra, Hoffeinsomyia leptogaster, Prophilopota variegata (123419)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Archaeterphis hennigi (123493 191097) Cyrtidae indet. (124073) Eulonchiella eocenica (125139) Glaesoncodes completinervis (124579) Villalites electrica, Cyrtinella flavinigra (123928)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Hirmoneura melanderi (113749) Hirmoneura melanderi, Hirmoneura occultator, Hirmoneura vulcanica (106381) Nemestrinidae indet. (124624) Neorhynchocephalus melanderi (124680) Neorhynchocephalus occultator, Hirmoneurites willistoni (123119) Palembolus florigerus, Neorhynchocephalus melanderi (106384)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Ogcodes exotica (122474 122982 124231)