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Platypezoidea

Insecta - Diptera

Taxonomy
Platypezoidea was named by Fallen (1815). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cyclorrhapha by Yeates et al. (2007) and Wiegmann et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Platypezoidea Fallen
2007Platypezoidea Yeates et al.
2011Platypezoidea Wiegmann et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
RankNameAuthor
orderDiptera
—NeodipteraMichelsen 1994
suborderBrachyceraZetterstedt 1842
—Heterodactyla
—Eremoneura
suborderCyclorrhapha()
superfamilyPlatypezoideaFallen 1815
superfamilyPlatypezoideaFallen 1815

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. Platypezoidea Fallen 1815
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Fm. Ironomyiidae McAlpine and Martin 1966 [ironic fly]
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Subfm. †Cretonomyiinae Li and Yeates 2018
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G. †Cretonomyia McAlpine 1973
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†Cretonomyia pristina McAlpine 1973
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. †Eridomyia Mostovski 1995
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†Eridomyia ales Mostovski 1995
†Eridomyia captiosa Mostovski 1995
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. †Macalpinomyia Li and Yeates 2018
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†Macalpinomyia jiewenae Li and Yeates 2018
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 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]
G. †Lithopetia Zhang 1987
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†Lithopetia hirsuta Zhang 1987
G. †Opetiala Coram et al. 2000
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†Opetiala shatalkini Coram et al. 2000
Fm. Opetiidae Kessel and Maggioncalda 1968 [flat-footed fly]
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G. Opetia Meigen 1830
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†Opetia americana Amorim and Greenwalt 2022
†Opetia atra Statz 1940
Fm. Phoridae Newman 1834 [scuttle fly]
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G. Aenigmatias Meinert 1890
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†Aenigmatias bisetosus Brown 2007
†Aenigmatias primitivus Brown 2016
†Aenigmatias tertiarius Brues 1939
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Invalid names: Protophorites fimbriatus Brues 1939 [synonym]
Invalid names: Protophorites Brues 1939 [synonym], Protoplatyphora Brues 1939 [synonym]
G. Dohrniphora Dahl 1898
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†Dohrniphora calvata Solórzano Kraemer and Brown 2018
†Dohrniphora kraemergabi Solórzano Kraemer and Brown 2018
†Dohrniphora mexicana Solórzano Kraemer and Brown 2018
†Dohrniphora minoris Solórzano Kraemer and Brown 2018
†Dohrniphora paleocircularis Solórzano Kraemer and Brown 2018
†Dohrniphora poinari Disney 1987
†Dohrniphora processa Solórzano Kraemer and Brown 2018
†Dohrniphora quasicornuta Solórzano Kraemer and Brown 2018
†Dohrniphora quinti Solórzano Kraemer and Brown 2018
†Dohrniphora saepis Solórzano Kraemer and Brown 2018
†Dohrniphora translucendi Solórzano Kraemer and Brown 2018
†Dohrniphora volkswageni Solórzano Kraemer and Brown 2018
G. †Electrophora Brues 1939
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†Electrophora persetosa Brues 1939
Unr. Euphorida Brown 2007
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Unr. Neophorida Brown et al. 2015
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Subfm. Metopininae Peterson 1887
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G. Apocephalus Coquillett 1901
G. Gymnophora Macquart 1835
Tr. Gymnophorini Enderlein 1924
G. Megaselia Rondani 1856
G. Myriophora Brown 1992
G. Puliciphora Dahl 1897
Invalid names: Latiarista Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Metopinini Peterson 1987 [empty], Sinophoritis Hong 2002 [nomen nudum]
Subfm. Phorinae Newman 1834
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G. Abaristophora Schmitz 1927
G. Aenigmatistes Shelford 1908
G. Anevrina Lioy 1864
G. Chaetocnemistoptera Borgmeier 1923
G. Chaetopleurophora Schmitz 1922
G. Conicera Meigen 1830
G. Diplonevra Lioy 1864
G. †Fushuniclavicornia Hong 2002
G. †Fushunophoritis Hong 2002
G. Godavaria Brown 1992
G. †Huaxiaphoritis Hong 2002
G. Hypocera Lioy 1864
G. Phora Latreille 1796
G. †Rhoptrocera Hong 1981
G. Spiniphora Malloch 1909
G. Triphleba Rondani 1856
G. Xenotriphleba Buck 1997
Invalid names: Aenigmatiinae [synonym], Caenophorites Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Hypocerinae Lioy 1864 [synonym]
G. †Hypoceridites Brues 1939
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G. †Jealia Brown 2009
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†Jealia pulcherrima Brown 2009
G. †Limulomyia Brown 1999
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†Limulomyia tyche Brown 1999
G. †Megasella Paetel 1875
G. Metopina Macquart 1835
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†Metopina goeleti Grimaldi 1989
Invalid names: Pseudometopina Disney 1994 [synonym]
G. †Pararhoptrocera Prokop and Nel 2005
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†Pararhoptrocera moravica Prokop and Nel 2005
G. Paraspiniphora Malloch 1912
Subfm. †Prioriphorinae Mostovski 1996
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G. †Agaphora Mostovski 1999
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†Agaphora iunior Mostovski 1999
†Agaphora rara Mostovski 1999
G. †Euliphora Arillo and Mostovski 1999
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†Euliphora grimaldii Arillo and Mostovski 1999
G. †Gemmaphora Mostovski 1999
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†Gemmaphora numerosa Mostovski 1999
G. †Maksika Mostovski 1999
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†Maksika dvija Mostovski 1999
†Maksika intermedia Brown and Pike 1990
G. †Prioriphora McAlpine and Martin 1966
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†Prioriphora canadambra McAlpine and Martin 1966
†Prioriphora casei Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
†Prioriphora cheburashka Mostovski 1999
†Prioriphora longicostalis Brown and Pike 1990
†Prioriphora luzzii Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
†Prioriphora polyankae Mostovski 1996
†Prioriphora schroederhohenwarthi Solórzano Kraemer and Perrichot 2011
†Prioriphora setifemoralis Brown and Pike 1990
G. †Sciadophora McAlpine and Martin 1966
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†Sciadophora bostoni McAlpine and Martin 1966
G. †Varya Mostovski 1999
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†Varya lalita Mostovski 1999
G. †Prophora Grimaldi 2018
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†Prophora dimorion Grimaldi 2018
G. †Pseudaenigmatias Brown 2016
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Subfm. Sciadocerinae Schmitz 1929
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G. Archiphora Schmitz 1929
G. †Archisciada Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
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†Archisciada lebanensis Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
G. †Eosciadocera Hong 1981
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†Eosciadocera helodis Hong 1981
†Eosciadocera pauciseta Grimaldi 2018
†Eosciadocera setosa Brown 2002
G. †Hennigophora Brown 2007
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†Hennigophora pria Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
†Hennigophora robusta Meunier 1905
G. †Ulrichophora Brown 2007
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†Ulrichophora lobata Brown 2007
Invalid names: Eophora Handschin 1944 [nomen nudum]
Fm. Platypezidae Fallen 1815 [flat-footed fly]
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G. Agathomyia Verral 1901
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†Agathomyia eocenica Tkoč 2019
G. †Burmapeza Grimaldi 2018
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†Burmapeza radicis Grimaldi 2018
G. Callomyia Meigen 1804
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†Callomyia hypolitha Cockerell 1909
†Callomyia torporata Scudder 1890
G. †Calvopeza Grimaldi 2018
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†Calvopeza divergens Grimaldi 2018
G. †Canadopeza Grimaldi 2018
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†Canadopeza biacrosticha Grimaldi 2018
G. †Chandleromyia Grimaldi 2018
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†Chandleromyia anomala Grimaldi 2018
G. †Electrosania Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
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†Electrosania cretica Grimaldi and Cumming 1999
G. †Lebanopeza Grimaldi 2018
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†Lebanopeza azari Grimaldi 2018
G. Lindneromyia Kessel 1965
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†Lindneromyia dominicana Grimaldi 2018
†Lindneromyia neomedialis Grimaldi 2018
G. †Mecistoneuron Melander 1949
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†Mecistoneuron perpetuum Melander 1949
G. †Mesopetia Zhang 1987
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G. Microsania Zetterstedt 1837
G. †Oppenheimiella Meunier 1893
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†Oppenheimiella baltica Meunier 1893
Subfm. Platypezininae Kessel and Maggioncalda 1968
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G. †Eucallimyia Cockerell 1911
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†Eucallimyia fortis Cockerell 1911
G. †Maritulus Mostovski 1995
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†Maritulus sospes Mostovski 1995
G. †Oloplatypeza Mostovski 1995
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†Oloplatypeza munusculum Mostovski 1995
G. †Parnasos Mostovski 1995
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†Parnasos dissimilis Mostovski 1995
†Parnasos firmipes Mostovski 1995
†Parnasos pessimus Mostovski 1995
G. †Promittor Mostovski 1995
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†Promittor malus Mostovski 1995
G. †Proplatypeza Mostovski 1995
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†Proplatypeza amabilis Mostovski 1995
†Proplatypeza bontsaganica Mostovski 1995
†Proplatypeza caelebs Mostovski 1995
†Proplatypeza parva Mostovski 1995
†Proplatypeza secunda Mostovski 1995
Invalid names: Clythiidae [synonym]
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: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Berriasian to the top of the Holocene or 145.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 140.2 Ma

Collections (87 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) Opetiala shatalkini (103833)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Lebanon Archisciada lebanensis (123017) Lebanopeza azari (122471) Platypezidae indet. (122359)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mongolia Ironomyiidae indet., Palaeopetia tertia, Palaeopetia gemina, Palaeopetia volacris, Palaeopetia longisaetigera, Palaeopetia mina, Hermaeomyia asaetigera, Hermaeomyia opinata, Proplatypeza secunda, Proplatypeza bontsaganica (103657)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0China (Shandong) Mesopetia tuanwangensis (125196) Palaeopetia laiyangensis, Lithopetia hirsuta (106313) Sinolesta lata (154887)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Russian Federation (Buryatia) Hermaeomyia armata, Parnasos firmipes (113353) Hermaeomyia armata, Parnasos pessimus (106103) Hermaeomyia baisica, Hermaeomyia armata, Hermaeomyia bellula, Hermaeomyia unisaetigera, Hermaeomyia parva, Parnasos dissimilis, Parnasos pessimus, Proplatypeza parva, Proplatypeza caelebs, Proplatypeza amabilis (119498) Hermaeomyia bellula, Hermaeomyia unisaetigera, Maritulus sospes (125791) Hermaeomyia bisaetigera (125792) Hermaeomyia bisaetigera, Proplatypeza amabilis (125413) Hermaeomyia saeticaudata (122551) Hermaeomyia sp. (122548) Hermaeomyia sp., Hermaeomyia armata, Hermaeomyia bellula, Maritulus sospes, Parnasos firmipes, Parnasos pessimus, Proplatypeza parva, Proplatypeza amabilis (122549) Hermaeomyia unisaetigera, Parnasos pessimus, Proplatypeza parva, Proplatypeza amabilis (119441) Maritulus sospes (125797) Sciadoceridae indet. (125795)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Spain (Álava) Euliphora grimaldii (108769)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6France (Poitou-Charentes) Prioriphora schroederhohenwarthi (99114)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian105.3 - 93.5Russian Federation (Taymyr) Prioriphora cheburashka (104988)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar (Kachin) Burmapeza radicis, Calvopeza divergens, Prophora dimorion (123113)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Macalpinomyia jiewenae (196491) Sciadocerinae indet., Calvopeza divergens, Chandleromyia anomala, Palaeopetia dorsalis, Palaeopetia terminus, Proironia gibbera, Proironia burmitica, Prophora dimorion (111688)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Russian Federation Agaphora rara (35051)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (New Jersey) Electrosania cretica, Archiphora pria, Prioriphora luzzii, Prioriphora casei (110895)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Russian Federation Maksika dvija (122590) Prioriphora polyankae, Agaphora junior, Gemmaphora numerosa, Varya lalita (35056)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Russian Federation (Tenkinskii) Phoridae indet., Ironomyiidae indet., Palaeopetia minor, Palaeopetia commemorabilis, Hermaeomyia dubia, Eridomyia sp., Eridomyia ales, Eridomyia captiosa, Platypezoidea indet., Promittor malus, Oloplatypeza munusculum (105375)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Manitoba) Cretonomyia pristina, Prioriphora canadambra (122353) Prioriphora intermedia, Prioriphora setifemoralis (122354)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Canadopeza biacrosticha (122389) Prioriphora intermedia, Prioriphora longicostalis (122388) Sciadophora bostoni (122358)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Phoridae indet., Dohrniphora sp., Metopina goeleti (109025)
Paleocene - Middle Eocene66.0 - 37.71Czech Republic Pararhoptrocera moravica, Anevrina huberti, Aenigmatistes studlovensis (154314)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8China (Liaoning) Caenophorites xilutianensis, Latiarista intermixta, Sinophoritis bikerkosa (124820) Phora hybosa, Chaetopleurophora longispina, Chaetopleurophora gastracanthoidis, Chaetopleurophora sinica, Rhoptrocera eocenica, Megaselia multipalpulata, Eosciadocera helodis (124530)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Callomyia torporata (122092)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Colorado) Callomyia hypolitha (106481)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Montana) Aenigmatias kishenehnensis (117614) Agathomyia eocenica (135666) Opetia americana (203699)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Aphiochaeta inflata, Aphiochaeta sepulta, Aphiochaeta exporrecta, Aphiochaeta lauta, Phora alaceris, Phora petulans, Phora concitata, Phora concinna, Phora impedita, Phora eridana, Phora trepida (124073) Dohrniphora transita, Dohrniphora loewi, Napomyza robusta, Oppenheimiella baltica, Conicera eocenica, Aphiochaeta inflata, Aphiochaeta sepulta, Aphiochaeta exporrecta, Aphiochaeta insolita, Phora territa, Phora inclusa, Phora vetusta, Phora petulans, Phora impedita, Phora abducta, Phora ablata, Phora trepida, Phora vincta, Phora corrupta (123927) Limulomyia tyche (124005) Microsania sp., Eosciadocera pauciseta (123493) Protoplatyphora tertiaria, Protophorites fimbriatus, Diploneura simplicior, Diploneura meunieri, Aneurina oligocoenica, Chaetocnemistoptera electra, Paraspiniphora transita, Paraspiniphora parvipalpata, Paraspiniphora schmitzi, Triphleba praeterita, Electrophora persetosa, Hypoceridites dubitatus, Megaselia uncifera, Megaselia veterana (124205) Triphleba sp. (125139) Ulrichophora lobata (151998) Xenotriphleba antiqua, Hypocera oschini (123420)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany (Halle) Aenigmatias longicornis (124273) Ulrichophora lobata (124775)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Ukraine Triphleba schulmanae (122997)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation Jealia pulcherrima, Limulomyia tyche, Ulrichophora lobata, Anevrina shoumayae, Hypocera oschini, Triphleba schulmanae, Aenigmatias sp., Aenigmatias primitivus, Aenigmatias tertiarius, Aenigmatias nigeroticus, Pseudaenigmatias ctenitibia, Hypocera electra, Hypocera miriamae, Chaetopleurophora bisetosa (124765) Triphleba hoffeinsorum, Eosciadocera setosa, Aenigmatias primitivus, Hypocera electra, Chaetopleurophora bisetosa (123419)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Eucallimyia fortis (144782) Mecistoneuron perpetuum (106379) Phora cockerelli (124624) Phora cockerelli, Paraspiniphora laminarum (106382) Phora laminarum, Phora tumbae (106381)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Phora sp. (138696)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Megaselia sp. (160861) Megaselia sp., Spiniphora sp., Eophora sp. (160862)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Phalacrotophora tertiaria, Opetia atra (122010)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico (Chiapas) Dohrniphora mexicana (178482) Metopina sp. (124467 124474 124928 140215)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico Megaselia sp., Metopina sp., Apocephalus chiapanecus, Abaristophora sp. (21977)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Abaristophora domicamberae, Puliciphora rontaleri (123422) Apocephalus dominicanus (152045) Apocephalus miocenus, Apocephalus succineus (122474) Apocephalus succineus (122473 159268) Dohrniphora poinari, Megaselia amberae, Megaselia bernsteinae, Megaselia dominicana (122472) Dohrniphora sp., Dohrniphora kraemergabi, Dohrniphora saepis, Dohrniphora translucendi, Dohrniphora quinti, Dohrniphora minoris, Dohrniphora calvata, Dohrniphora quasicornuta, Dohrniphora processa, Dohrniphora paleocircularis, Dohrniphora volkswageni, Apocephalus succineus (195100) Metopina sp., Lindneromyia neomedialis, Lindneromyia dominicana, Apocephalus succineus (122982)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82China (Fujian) Myriophora asiatica (220273)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Germany (Niedersachsen) Diploneura maxima (109196)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Ghana Aphiochaeta obstricta (152186)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar Phora labiosa (151372) Phora sp., Aphiochaeta indistincta, Aphiochaeta inflata (152187)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tanzania Phora copalina, Phora ethiopia, Aphiochaeta praepedita, Aphiochaeta inclusa, Aphiochaeta infossa, Aphiochaeta obruta (140788)