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Keroplatinae

Insecta - Diptera - Keroplatidae

Taxonomy
Keroplatinae was named by Rondani (1856). It is extant. Its type is Keroplatus.

It was assigned to Keroplatidae by Matile (1981), Matile (1990), Evenhuis (2006), Mantič et al. (2020).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Keroplatinae Rondani
1856Keroplatini Rondani
1981Keroplatinae Matile
1990Orfeliini Matile
1990Keroplatinae Matile p. 189
1990Keroplatini Matile p. 193
2006Keroplatinae Evenhuis p. 53
2006Keroplatini Evenhuis p. 53
2006Orfeliini Evenhuis p. 67
2013Orfeliini Penney et al. p. 594
2020Keroplatinae Mantič et al.

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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
familyKeroplatidaeRondani 1856
subfamilyKeroplatinaeRondani 1856
subfamilyKeroplatinaeRondani 1856

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. Keroplatinae Rondani 1856
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G. Antlemon Loew 1871
G. Asindulum Latreille 1805
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†Asindulum curvipalpe Meunier 1904
†Asindulum elegantulum Meunier 1904
†Asindulum girschneri Meunier 1904
†Asindulum longipalpe Meunier 1904
†Asindulum pygmaeum Statz 1944
G. Keroplatus Bosc 1792
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†Keroplatus major Meunier 1904
G. Orfelia Costa 1857
G. Proceroplatus Edwards 1925
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†Proceroplatus hennigi Schmalfuss 1979
†Proceroplatus preziosii Evenhuis and Penney 2013
Invalid names: Keroplatini Rondani 1856 [invalid subgroup], Orfeliini Matile 1990 [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: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 56.00000 to 15.98000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07China (Liaoning) Platyura noda (124530)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Asindulum longipalpis, Asindulum girschneri, Asindulum curvipalpis, Asindulum elegantulus (123927) Asindulum longipalpis, Ceroplatus major (124073)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany (Halle) Antlemon sp. (124273)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Proapemon infernus (106381)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Asindulum pygmaea (122010)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico Orfelia sp. 1, Orfelia sp. 2 (21977)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Proceroplatus hennigi (122474) Proceroplatus preziosii (151922)