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Sciomyzoidea

Insecta - Diptera

Taxonomy
Sciomyzoidea was named by Fallen (1820). It is extant.

It was assigned to Schizophora by Wiegmann et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Sciomyzoidea Fallen
2011Sciomyzoidea Wiegmann 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
—Dicondylia
RankNameAuthor
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Panorpida
superorderAntliophora
orderDiptera
—NeodipteraMichelsen 1994
suborderBrachyceraZetterstedt 1842
—Heterodactyla
—Eremoneura
suborderCyclorrhapha()
—Schizophora
superfamilySciomyzoideaFallen 1820
superfamilySciomyzoideaFallen 1820

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. Sciomyzoidea Fallen 1820
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Fm. Conopidae Latreille 1802 [thick-headed fly]
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Subfm. †Palaeomyopinae Camras 1994
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G. †Palaeomyopa Meunier 1899
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†Palaeomyopa hennigi Stuke 2003
†Palaeomyopa tertiaria Meunier 1912
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Invalid names: Palaeosicus loewi Meunier 1916 [synonym]
Invalid names: Palaeosicus Meunier 1916 [synonym]
Subfm. Stylogastrinae Williston 1885
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G. Stylogaster Macquart 1835
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†Stylogaster grimaldii Rocha et al. 2015
Fm. Natalimyzidae Barraclough and McAlpine 2006
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G. Natalimyza Barraclough and McAlpine 2006
Fm. Sciomyzidae Fallen 1820 [marsh fly]
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G. †Dominimyza Poinar 2014
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†Dominimyza tanyacaena Poinar 2014
G. †Palaeoheteromyza Meunier 1904
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G. †Prophaeomyia Hennig 1965
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†Prophaeomyia loewi Hennig 1965
Subfm. Salticellinae Seguy 1934
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G. †Prosalticella Hennig 1965
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†Prosalticella succini Hennig 1965
Subfm. Sciomyzinae Fallen 1820
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Tr. Sciomyzini Fallen 1820
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G. Sciomyza Fallen 1820
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†Sciomyza disjecta Scudder 1878
†Sciomyza florissantensis Cockerell 1909
†Sciomyza manca Scudder 1878
†Sciomyza revelata Scudder 1877
Tr. Tetanocerini Newman 1834
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G. Tetanocera Duméril 1800
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†Tetanocera alireticulata Theobald 1937
†Tetanocera contenta Förster 1891
†Tetanocera preciosa Förster 1891
†Tetanocera variciliata Theobald 1937
G. †Sepedonites Hennig 1965
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†Sepedonites baltica Hennig 1965
Invalid names: Heleomyza humilis Meunier 1910 [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: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Barremian to the top of the Holocene or 125.77000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 121.4 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain (Cataluña) Sciomyzidae larva sp. 3 (118325)
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Wyoming) Sciomyza manca, Sciomyza disjecta (121306 121322 122092) Sciomyza sp., Sciomyza manca, Sciomyza disjecta (122090)
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Colorado) Sciomyza manca (122191)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany Palaeomyopa tertiaria (123769)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Denmark Palaeoheteromyza crassicornis (123762)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Palaeomyopa tertiaria, Palaeomyopa hennigi (110735) Prophaeomyia loewi, Palaeoheteromyza curticornis (123757) Prophaeomyia loewi, Palaeomyopa hennigi, Palaeomyopa tertiaria (123766) Prophaeomyia loewi, Prosalticella succini, Palaeoheteromyza investiganda (123936) Prosalticella succini, Palaeoheteromyza crassicornis, Palaeoheteromyza curticornis, Sepedonites baltica, Palaeosicus loewi, Palaeomyopa sp. (123927) Sepedonites baltica (123928)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Canada (British Columbia) Sciomyza revelata (121480)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation Palaeomyopa tertiaria (157330) Sciomyzidae indet., Phaeomyiinae indet., Natalimyza sp. (123419)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Sciomyza florissantensis (106379)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France Tetanocera preciosa, Tetanocera contenta (121474)
MP 2333.9 - 27.3France Tetanocera variciliata (122535)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) Tetanocera alireticulata (122501)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Dominimyza tanyacaena (124475) Stylogaster grimaldii (122982)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tanzania Heleomyza humilis (140788)