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Xylophagini

Insecta - Diptera - Xylophagidae

Taxonomy
Xylophagini was named by Fallen (1810). It is extant. Its type is Xylophagus.

It was assigned to Xylophaginae by Bayless (2012).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1810Xylophagini Fallen
2012Xylophagini Bayless

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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
suborderBrachyceraZetterstedt 1842
—Homeodactyla
familyXylophagidaeFallen 1810
subfamilyXylophaginaeFallen 1810
tribeXylophaginiFallen 1810
tribeXylophaginiFallen 1810

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. Xylophagini Fallen 1810
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G. Xylophagus Meigen 1803
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†Xylophagus eridanus Meunier 1908
†Xylophagus mengeanus Giebel 1856
†Xylophagus pallidus Heer 1856
Invalid names: Rachicerini Loew 1862 [synonym]
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 Priabonian to the top of the Chattian or 37.71000 to 23.04000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Denmark Xylophagus mengeanus (123762)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Chrysothemis speciosa, Electra formosa, Xylophagus mengeanus (109625)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Electra formosa (123757) Lophyrophorus flabellatus, Xylophagus mengeanus (123927) Xylophagus eridanus (124073)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) Xylophagus pallidus (152493)