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Mythicomyiidae

Insecta - Diptera - Mythicomyiidae

Taxonomy
Mythicomyiidae was named by Melander (1902). It is extant. Its type is Mythicomyia.

It was reranked as the tribe Mythicomyiini by Hennig (1966).

It was assigned to Cyrtosiinae by Hennig (1966); to Asiloidea by Grimaldi et al. (2011); and to Bombylioidea by Nel and De Ploeg (2004) and Myskowiak et al. (2016).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Acrocera hirsuta Scudder p. 755
1890Acrocera hirsuta Scudder p. 563 figs. Pl 5 fig 5
1902Mythicomyiidae Melander
1966Mythicomyiini Hennig p. 14
2004Mythicomyiidae Nel and De Ploeg
2011Mythicomyiidae Grimaldi et al. p. 312
2016Mythicomyiidae Myskowiak et al. p. 583

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
RankNameAuthor
classInsecta
orderDiptera
—NeodipteraMichelsen 1994
suborderBrachyceraZetterstedt 1842
—Heterodactyla
superfamilyAsiloidea
familyMythicomyiidaeMelander 1902
familyMythicomyiidaeMelander 1902

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. Mythicomyiidae Melander 1902
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Subfm. Glabellulinae Cockerell 1914
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G. †Eurodoliopteryx Nel 2006
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G. Glabellula Bezzi 1902
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†Glabellula aggregata Evenhuis 2013
†Glabellula brunnifrons Evenhuis 2002
†Glabellula electrica Hennig 1966
†Glabellula grimaldii Evenhuis 2002
†Glabellula hannemanni Schumann 1991
†Glabellula kuehnei Schlüter 1976
†Glabellula perkovskyi Evenhuis 2013
Invalid names: Proglabellula Hennig 1966 [synonym]
G. †Microburmyia Grimaldi and Cumming 2011
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†Microburmyia analvena Grimaldi and Cumming 2011
†Microburmyia veanalvena Grimaldi and Cumming 2011
Subfm. Mythicomyiinae Melander 1902
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G. Mythenteles Hall and Evenhuis 1986
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†Mythenteles baltica Evenhuis 2002
G. Mythicomyia Coquillet 1893
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†Mythicomyia dominicana Evenhuis 2002
G. Pieza Evenhuis 2002
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†Pieza dominicana Evenhuis 2002
G. Reissa Evenhuis and Báez 2001
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†Reissa kohlsi Evenhuis 2019
G. †Riga Evenhuis 2013
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†Riga toni Evenhuis 2013
Subfm. Psiloderoidinae Hull 1967
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G. †Borissovia Evenhuis 2002
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†Borissovia rohdendorfi Zaitzev 1986
G. †Carmenelectra Evenhuis 2002
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†Carmenelectra pernigra Evenhuis 2013
†Carmenelectra shechisme Evenhuis 2002
†Carmenelectra shehuggme Evenhuis 2013
G. †Eoacridophagus Myskowiak et al. 2016
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†Eoacridophagus azari Myskowiak et al. 2016
G. †Palaeoplatypygus Kovalev 1985
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†Palaeoplatypygus zaitzevi Kovalev 1985
G. †Procyrtosia Zaitzev 1986
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†Procyrtosia sukatshevae Zaitzev 1986
G. †Proplatypygus Hennig 1969
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†Proplatypygus matilei Nel and De Ploeg 2004
†Proplatypygus succineus Hennig 1969
Invalid names: Acrocera hirsuta Scudder 1877 [nomen dubium]
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 Bajocian to the top of the Langhian or 170.30000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 166.1 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian - Bathonian170.3 - 166.1Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) Palaeoplatypygus zaitzevi (118010)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Microburmyia analvena (123116) Microburmyia veanalvena (111688)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Russian Federation Proplatypygus rohdendorfi, Procyrtosia sukatshevae (122590)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Oise) Eurodoliopteryx inexpectatus (123421) Eurodoliopteryx inexpectatus, Proplatypygus matilei, Eoacridophagus azari (123850)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Colorado) Reissa kohlsi (192071)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Utah) Acrocera hirsuta (121147)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany (Halle) Glabellula hannemanni (129227)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Glabellula hannemanni (123493 151998) Mythenteles baltica (124517) Mythenteles baltica, Carmenelectra pernigra (151999) Mythenteles baltica, Carmenelectra shechisme (152000)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation Glabellula electrica, Carmenelectra shechisme, Proplatypygus succineus (123419)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Ukraine Carmenelectra shehuggme, Riga toni (153882) Glabellula aggregata, Glabellula perkovskyi (122995)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Denmark Proglabellula electrica, Proplatypygus succineus (123762)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Glabellula kuehnei (157225) Pieza dominicana, Glabellula brunnifrons, Glabellula grimaldii, Glabellula kuehnei, Mythicomyia dominicana (122982)