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Taxonomy
Tachydromiinae was named by Meigen (1822). It is extant.
It was assigned to Empididae by Solórzano Kraemer et al. (2005); and to Hybotidae by Grimaldi and Cumming (1999), Sinclair and Cumming (2006), Wahlberg and Johanson (2018), Myskowiak et al. (2018), Badano et al. (2023), Solórzano-Kraemer et al. (2023), Shamshev (2025).
It was assigned to Empididae by Solórzano Kraemer et al. (2005); and to Hybotidae by Grimaldi and Cumming (1999), Sinclair and Cumming (2006), Wahlberg and Johanson (2018), Myskowiak et al. (2018), Badano et al. (2023), Solórzano-Kraemer et al. (2023), Shamshev (2025).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1822 | Tachydromiinae Meigen |
| 1909 | Corynetinae Kertesz |
| 1999 | Tachydromiinae Grimaldi and Cumming p. 50 |
| 2002 | Corynetinae Hong p. 335 |
| 2002 | Eocorynetites Hong p. 340 |
| 2002 | Eocorynetites guchengziensis Hong p. 341 figs. Pl 31, figs 1,2; text-figs 2.7.562-570 |
| 2005 | Tachydromiinae Solórzano Kraemer et al. |
| 2006 | Tachydromiinae Sinclair and Cumming p. 78 |
| 2018 | Tachydromiinae Myskowiak et al. p. 280 |
| 2018 | Tachydromiinae Wahlberg and Johanson |
| 2023 | Tachydromiinae Badano et al. |
| 2023 | Tachydromiinae Solórzano-Kraemer et al. p. 4 |
| 2025 | Tachydromiinae Shamshev p. 15 |
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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. Tachydromiinae Meigen 1822
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G. †Archaeodrapetiops Martins-Neto et al. 1992
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†Archaeodrapetiops elongata Martins-Neto et al. 1992
†Archaeodrapetiops mezzalirai Martins-Neto et al. 1992
†Archaeodrapetiops nefera Martins-Neto et al. 1992
†Archaeodrapetiops transversa Martins-Neto et al. 1992
G. †Cretoplatypalpus Kovalev 1978
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†Cretoplatypalpus americanus Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
†Cretoplatypalpus archaeus Kovalev 1978
Tr. Drapetini Collin 1961
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G. Drapetis Meigen 1822
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†Drapetis adelomedos Greenwalt 2019
†Drapetis brevis Meunier 1908
†Drapetis decolorata Meunier 1908
†Drapetis decoratum Meunier 1908
†Drapetis dissentis Solórzano Kraemer et al. 2005
†Drapetis mortuum Meunier 1908
†Drapetis vitiosum Meunier 1908
G. Elaphropeza Macquart 1827
G. †Eodromyia Myskowiak et al. 2018
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†Eodromyia pumilio Myskowiak et al. 2018
†Eodromyia rovnoensis Shamshev 2025
G. Micrempis Melander 1928
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†Micrempis brevis Solórzano Kraemer et al. 2005
†Micrempis eocenica Meunier 1908
†Micrempis suspiciosa Meunier 1908
G. †Mesoplatypalpus Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
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†Mesoplatypalpus carpenteri Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
Tr. Symballophthalmini Sinclair and Cumming 2006
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Tr. Tachydromiini Meigen 1822
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G. Platypalpus Macquart 1827
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†Platypalpus concitatus Meunier 1908
†Platypalpus eversoris Meunier 1908
†Platypalpus interfectoris Meunier 1908
†Platypalpus predatoris Meunier 1908
G. Tachydromia Meigen 1803
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†Tachydromia egelata Meunier 1908
†Tachydromia theobaldi Timon-David 1944
†Tachydromia voracis Meunier 1908
Invalid names: Phoneutisca Loew 1863 [synonym]
Invalid names: Corynetinae Kertesz 1909 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 100.50000 to 15.98000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma
Collections (19 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar | Electrocyrtoma burmanica (123020) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | Russian Federation | Cretoplatypalpus archaeus (35051) | |
| Late/Upper Santonian | Russian Federation | Archiplatypalpus cretaceus (122590) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | Canada (Manitoba) | Cretoplatypalpus americanus, Mesoplatypalpus carpenteri (122354) | |
| Ypresian | France (Oise) | Eodromyia pumilio (123850) | |
| Ypresian | China (Liaoning) | Eocorynetites guchengziensis (124820) Lochmocola osterosa, Symballophthalmus clavilabrosus (124530) | |
| Lutetian | USA (Montana) | Drapetis adelomedos (207021) | |
| Priabonian | Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) | Drapetis brevis, Drapetis decolorata, Drapetis decoratum, Drapetis vitiosum, Phoneutisca eocenica, Phoneutisca suspiciosa, Tachydromia egelata, Tachydromia voracis, Elaphropeza diabolica, Platypalpus concitatus, Platypalpus predatoris, Platypalpus interfectoris, Platypalpus eversoris, Drapetiella definitum (123927) Drapetis mortuum, Tachydromia voracis, Platypalpus concitatus, Platypalpus predatoris, Platypalpus interfectoris (124073) | |
| Priabonian | Poland | Tachydromia postposita (109625) | |
| Priabonian | Ukraine | Eodromyia rovnoensis (113621) | |
| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Tachypeza primitiva (124624) | |
| Chattian | Brazil | Archaeodrapetiops nefera, Archaeodrapetiops mezzalirai, Archaeodrapetiops transversa, Archaeodrapetiops elongata (153054) | |
| Chattian | France (Bouches-du-Rhone) | Tachydromia theobaldi (155869) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Mexico | Micrempis brevis, Stilpon mexicanus (21977) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Mexico (Chiapas) | Chaetodromia pulchra (140369) Drapetis dissentis (152002) | |
| Burdigalian - Langhian | Dominican Republic | Chersodromia dominicana (152001) |