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Therevidae (stiletto fly)
Insecta - Diptera - Therevidae
Taxonomy
Therevidae was named by Newman (1834). It is extant.
It was assigned to Diptera by Handlirsch (1907) and Cockerell (1921); to Brachycera by Carpenter (1992); and to Asiloidea by Wiegmann et al. (2011), Winterton and Ware (2015), Winterton et al. (2016) and Shin et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Diptera by Handlirsch (1907) and Cockerell (1921); to Brachycera by Carpenter (1992); and to Asiloidea by Wiegmann et al. (2011), Winterton and Ware (2015), Winterton et al. (2016) and Shin et al. (2018).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1834 | Therevidae Newman p. 391 |
1907 | Thereuidae Handlirsch p. 1010 |
1921 | Therevidae Cockerell |
1992 | Therevidae Carpenter |
2011 | Therevidae Wiegmann et al. |
2015 | Therevidae Winterton and Ware |
2016 | Therevidae Winterton et al. |
2018 | Therevidae Shin et al. |
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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.
Fm. Therevidae Newman 1834 [stiletto fly]
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G. Psilocephala Zetterstedt 1838
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†Psilocephala electrella Cockerell 1920
Invalid names: Paraclia Enderlein 1936 [synonym]
Subfm. Therevinae Newman 1834
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G. Nebritus Coquillett 1894
G. Thereva Latreille 1796
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†Thereva carbonum von Heyden 1856
†Thereva marcelini Theobald 1937
Invalid names: Thereua bosniaskii Handlirsch 1907 [nomen nudum]
Subfm. Xestomyzinae Lyneborg 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Messinian or 122.46000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 112.03 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 112.03 Ma
Collections (13 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (CearĂ¡) | Cretothereva antiqua (125511) Therevidae indet. (122352) | |
Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar | Psilocephala electrella (123020) | |
Priabonian | Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) | Glaesorthactia magnicornis (140452) Psilocephala agilis (124073) Thereva magnicornis, Psilocephala agilis, Thereva pinguis (123927) | |
Priabonian | France | Thereva marcelini (113709) | |
Priabonian | Poland | Glaesorthactia magnicornis, Thereva pinguis (109625) | |
Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Psilocephala scudderi (106381) | |
Early/Lower Miocene | Germany | Thereva carbonum (152937) | |
Early/Lower Miocene | Mexico (Chiapas) | Peratrimera mexicana (151418) | |
Burdigalian - Langhian | Dominican Republic | Ambradolon grimaldii (122982) | |
Messinian | Italy (Tuscany) | Thereua bosniaskii (113751) |