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Piophilidae (cheese skipper)
Taxonomy
Piophilidae was named by Macquart (1835). It is extant.
It was assigned to Brachycera by Carpenter (1992); and to Tephritoidea by Wiegmann et al. (2011) and Han and Ro (2016).
It was assigned to Brachycera by Carpenter (1992); and to Tephritoidea by Wiegmann et al. (2011) and Han and Ro (2016).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1835 | Piophilidae Macquart p. 531 |
| 1992 | Piophilidae Carpenter |
| 2011 | Piophilidae Wiegmann et al. |
| 2016 | Piophilidae Han and Ro |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Chadronian or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Mycetaulus incretus (106379) |