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Prospeolepta

Insecta - Diptera - Mycetophilidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Prospeolepta Blagoderov p. 77
1998Prospeolepta Blagoderov p. 601
2000Prospeolepta Blagoderov p. S357
2021Prospeolepta Oliveira and Amorim p. 100

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—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
infraorderBibionomorpha
superfamilySciaroidea
familyMycetophilidae
subfamilySciophilinae
genusProspeolepta

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.

G. †Prospeolepta Blagoderov 1995
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†Prospeolepta brevicubita Blagoderov 2000
†Prospeolepta parallelimedia Blagoderov 1998
†Prospeolepta simplex Blagoderov 1995
†Prospeolepta trapezia Blagoderov 1995
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
V. A. Blagoderov 1995Wing membrane covered with macrotrichia, at least in front of median stem. C bearing three rows of bristles. Sc short, and on C before level of base of RS. Sc2 present. Small cell, if present, in shape of trapezium with large base lying on R1. R5 f ormingpronounced S-curve. Lengths of crossvein r-m and segment M3 approximately equal. Base of fork of M4 and CuA located proximally from base of fork of M1 and M2.
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: Aptian or 121.40000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Mongolia P. brevicubita (103273) P. parallelimedia (121711)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Russian Federation (Buryatia) P. trapezia (119441 119498 125413 125791) P. trapezia, P. simplex (122549)