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Macrocerini

Insecta - Diptera - Keroplatidae

Taxonomy
Macrocerini was named by Rondani (1856). It is extant. Its type is Macrocera.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Macrocerini Rondani
1990Macrocerini Matile p. 139
2006Macrocerini Evenhuis p. 28
2020Macrocerini Mantič et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—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
subfamilyMacrocerinaeRondani 1856
tribeMacroceriniRondani 1856
tribeMacroceriniRondani 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.

Tr. Macrocerini Rondani 1856
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G. †Hegalari Blagoderov and Arillo 2002
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†Hegalari antzinako Blagoderov and Arillo 2002
†Hegalari minor Blagoderov and Arillo 2002
G. Hesperodes Coquillet 1900
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†Hesperodes concinna Meunier 1917
Invalid names: Archaemacrocera Meunier 1917 [synonym]
G. Macrocera Meigen 1803
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†Macrocera apithanos Kerr and Greenwalt 2022
†Macrocera archaica Armbruster 1938
†Macrocera electricornis Evenhuis 2006
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Invalid names: Macrocera longicornis Meunier 1904 [replaced]
†Macrocera obliqua Cockerell 1921
†Macrocera umbonata Statz 1944
Invalid names: Macrocera grandis Meunier 1899 [nomen nudum], Macrocera minuta Meunier 1899 [nomen nudum], Promacrocera Armbruster 1938 [synonym]
G. †Schlueterimyia Matile 1981
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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 Late/Upper Albian to the top of the MN 5 or 106.30000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 100.5 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Spain (Álava) Hegalari antzinako, Hegalari minor (108769)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France Schlueterimyia cenomanica (123019)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Montana) Macrocera apithanos (135666 203699)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Archaemacrocera concinna (124189) Macrocera longicornis (123927)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Platyura obliqua (123959)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Macrocera umbonata (122010)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Promacrocera archaica (127613)