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Ironomyiidae (ironic fly)
Taxonomy
Ironomyiidae was named by McAlpine and Martin (1966). It is extant.
It was assigned to Brachycera by Carpenter (1992); to Cyclorrhapha by Grimaldi and Cumming (1999); and to Platypezoidea by Wiegmann et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Brachycera by Carpenter (1992); to Cyclorrhapha by Grimaldi and Cumming (1999); and to Platypezoidea by Wiegmann et al. (2011).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1966 | Ironomyiidae McAlpine and Martin p. 528 |
| 1992 | Ironomyiidae Carpenter |
| 1999 | Ironomyiidae Grimaldi and Cumming p. 79 |
| 2011 | Ironomyiidae Wiegmann 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. Ironomyiidae McAlpine and Martin 1966 [ironic fly]
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Subfm. †Cretonomyiinae Li and Yeates 2018
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G. †Proironia Grimaldi 2018
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†Proironia burmitica Grimaldi 2018
†Proironia gibbera Grimaldi 2018
Subfm. †Sinolestinae Hong and Wang 1988
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G. †Hermaeomyia Mostovski 1995
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†Hermaeomyia baisica Mostovski 1995
†Hermaeomyia bisaetigera Mostovski 1995
†Hermaeomyia dubia Mostovski 1995
†Hermaeomyia opinata Mostovski 1995
†Hermaeomyia parva Mostovski 1995
†Hermaeomyia saeticaudata Mostovski 1995
†Hermaeomyia unisaetigera Mostovski 1995
G. †Palaeopetia Zhang 1987
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†Palaeopetia armata Mostovski 1995
†Palaeopetia asaetigera Mostovski 1995
†Palaeopetia bellula Mostovski 1995
†Palaeopetia commemorabilis Mostovski 1995
†Palaeopetia dorsalis Grimaldi 2018
†Palaeopetia gemina Mostovski 1995
†Palaeopetia laiyangensis Zhang 1987
†Palaeopetia lata Hong and Wang 1988
†Palaeopetia longisaetigera Mostovski 1995
†Palaeopetia mina Mostovski 1995
†Palaeopetia minor Mostovski 1995
†Palaeopetia terminus Grimaldi 2018
†Palaeopetia tertia Mostovski 1995
†Palaeopetia volacris Mostovski 1995
Invalid names: Sinolesta Hong and Wang 1988 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 125.00000 to 70.60000 Ma
Collections (17 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Aptian | Russian Federation (Buryatia) | Hermaeomyia armata (106103 113353) Hermaeomyia baisica, Hermaeomyia armata, Hermaeomyia bellula, Hermaeomyia unisaetigera, Hermaeomyia parva (119498) Hermaeomyia bellula, Hermaeomyia unisaetigera (125791) Hermaeomyia bisaetigera (125413 125792) Hermaeomyia saeticaudata (122551) Hermaeomyia sp. (122548) Hermaeomyia sp., Hermaeomyia armata, Hermaeomyia bellula (122549) Hermaeomyia unisaetigera (119441) | |
| Aptian | Mongolia | Ironomyiidae indet., Palaeopetia tertia, Palaeopetia gemina, Palaeopetia volacris, Palaeopetia longisaetigera, Palaeopetia mina, Hermaeomyia asaetigera, Hermaeomyia opinata (103657) | |
| Aptian | China (Shandong) | Palaeopetia laiyangensis (106313) Sinolesta lata (154887) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar | Macalpinomyia jiewenae (196491) Palaeopetia dorsalis, Palaeopetia terminus, Proironia gibbera, Proironia burmitica (111688) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian | Russian Federation (Tenkinskii) | Ironomyiidae indet., Palaeopetia minor, Palaeopetia commemorabilis, Hermaeomyia dubia, Eridomyia sp., Eridomyia ales, Eridomyia captiosa (105375) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | Canada (Manitoba) | Cretonomyia pristina (122353) |