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Taxonomy
Ephydroidea was named by Zetterstedt (1837). It is extant.
It was assigned to Acalyptratae by Evenhuis (1994); and to Schizophora by Wiegmann et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Acalyptratae by Evenhuis (1994); and to Schizophora by Wiegmann et al. (2011).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1837 | Ephydroidea Zetterstedt |
| 1994 | Ephydroidea Evenhuis |
| 2011 | Ephydroidea 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.
Superfm. Ephydroidea Zetterstedt 1837
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Fm. Camillidae Frey 1921
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G. †Protocamilla Hennig 1965
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†Protocamilla groehni Grimaldi 2008
†Protocamilla succini Hennig 1965
Fm. Campichoetidae Griffiths 1972
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G. †Pareuthychaeta Hennig 1965
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†Pareuthychaeta electrica Hennig 1965
†Pareuthychaeta eoindica Grimaldi 2012
†Pareuthychaeta mcalpinei Grimaldi 2012
†Pareuthychaeta minuta Meunier 1904
Fm. Cryptochetidae Brues and Melander 1932
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Fm. Curtonotidae Duda 1934 [Quasimodo fly]
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G. †Depressonotum Grimaldi and Kirk-Spriggs 2012
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†Depressonotum priscum Grimaldi and Kirk-Spriggs 2012
Fm. Drosophilidae Rondani 1856 [fruit fly]
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Subfm. Drosophilinae Rondani 1856
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Tr. Colocasiomyini Okada 1989
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Tr. Drosophilini Rondani 1856
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G. Drosophila Fallen 1823 [fruit fly]
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Subg. Drosophila (Drosophila) Fallen 1823
†Drosophila berryi Cockerell 1923
†Drosophila blanda Statz 1940
†Drosophila elegans Statz 1940
Invalid names: Drosophilina Rondani 1856 [synonym], Drosophiliti Rondani 1856 [synonym]
Subfm. Steganinae
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Tr. Gitonini Grimaldi 1990
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G. Pseudiastata Coquillett 1908
Invalid names: Acletoxenina Grimaldi 1990 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. Ephydridae Zetterstedt 1837 [shore fly]
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Invalid names: Sphaerocera sepultula Cockerell 1915 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Diastatidae Frey 1921 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma
Collections (19 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Ypresian | India (Gujarat) | Pareuthychaeta eoindica (124463) | |
| Priabonian | Denmark | Phanerochaetum tuxeni, Pareuthychaeta electrica, Protocamilla succini, Electrophortica succini (123762) | |
| Priabonian | Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) | Pareuthychaeta electrica, Heleomyza minuta, Protocamilla succini (123927) Pareuthychaeta electrica, Protocamilla succini, Pareuthychaeta mcalpinei (123493) Phanerochaetum tuxeni (123757 124579) Protocamilla groehni (110735) Protocamilla succini (123766) | |
| Priabonian | United Kingdom (England) | Protoscinis perparvus, Sphaerocera sepultula (123959) | |
| Chattian | Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) | Drosophila elegans, Drosophila blanda (122010) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Mexico | Brachydeutera sp. (21977) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Mexico (Chiapas) | Neotanygastrella sp. (124623 140197) | |
| Burdigalian - Langhian | Dominican Republic | Drosophilinae indet. A, Drosophila succini, Drosophila paleothoracis (122473) Drosophilinae indet. A, Drosophilinae indet. B, Chymomyza primaeva, Drosophila paleothoracis, Protochymomyza miocena, Scaptomyza dominicana (122472) Hyalistata vitrea, Curtonotum electrodominicum, Depressonotum priscum, Drosophila paleothoracis (122982) Miomyia io (125970) | |
| Holocene | Colombia (Santander) | Drosophila berryi (140184) | |
| Holocene | Dominican Republic | Drosophila poinari (140259) |