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Mythicomyiinae

Insecta - Diptera - Mythicomyiidae

Taxonomy
Mythicomyiinae was named by Melander (1902). It is extant.

It was assigned to Mythicomyiidae by Evenhuis (2002), Evenhuis (2013) and Evenhuis (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Mythicomyiinae Melander
2002Mythicomyiinae Evenhuis
2013Mythicomyiinae Evenhuis p. 378
2019Mythicomyiinae Evenhuis

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

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
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 Bridgerian to the top of the Langhian or 50.30000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 46.2 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Colorado) Reissa kohlsi (192071)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Ukraine Riga toni (153882)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Mythenteles baltica (124517 151999 152000)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Pieza dominicana, Mythicomyia dominicana (122982)