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Therevidae (stiletto fly)

Insecta - Diptera - Therevidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Therevidae Newman p. 391
1907Thereuidae Handlirsch p. 1010
1921Therevidae Cockerell
1992Therevidae Carpenter
2011Therevidae Wiegmann et al.
2015Therevidae Winterton and Ware
2016Therevidae Winterton et al.
2018Therevidae Shin et al.

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

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. †Arctogephyra Hauser 2007
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Arctogephyra agilis Meunier 1908
G. †Cretothereva Carmo et al. 2021
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Cretothereva antiqua Carmo et al. 2021
G. †Kroeberiella Hauser 2007
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Kroeberiella pinguis Loew 1850
G. †Palaeopherocera Hauser and Irwin 2005
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Palaeopherocera scudderi Cockerell 1909
Subfm. Phycusinae Lyneborg 1976
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G. †Glaesorthactia Hennig 1967
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G. Rueppellia Wiedemann 1830
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. †Ambradolon Metz and Irwin 2000
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Ambradolon grimaldii Metz and Irwin 2000
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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G. †Peratrimera Hauser and Irwin 2005
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Peratrimera mexicana Hauser and Irwin 2005
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 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

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 112.03Brazil (CearĂ¡) Cretothereva antiqua (125511) Therevidae indet. (122352)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Psilocephala electrella (123020)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Glaesorthactia magnicornis (140452) Psilocephala agilis (124073) Thereva magnicornis, Psilocephala agilis, Thereva pinguis (123927)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France Thereva marcelini (113709)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Poland Glaesorthactia magnicornis, Thereva pinguis (109625)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Psilocephala scudderi (106381)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany Thereva carbonum (152937)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico (Chiapas) Peratrimera mexicana (151418)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Ambradolon grimaldii (122982)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Tuscany) Thereua bosniaskii (113751)