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Taxonomy
Megalosphyini was named by Enderlein (1911). It is extant.
It was reranked as the subfamily Megalosphyinae by Shin et al. (2013) and Shin et al. (2019).
It was assigned to Lycoriinae by Enderlein (1911); and to Sciaridae by Shin et al. (2013) and Shin et al. (2019).
It was reranked as the subfamily Megalosphyinae by Shin et al. (2013) and Shin et al. (2019).
It was assigned to Lycoriinae by Enderlein (1911); and to Sciaridae by Shin et al. (2013) and Shin et al. (2019).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1911 | Megalosphyini Enderlein p. 125 |
| 2013 | Megalosphyinae Shin et al. |
| 2019 | Megalosphyinae Shin et al. p. 133 |
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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.
Subfm. Megalosphyinae Enderlein 1911
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G. Bradysia Winnertz 1867
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†Bradysia aliciae Ramírez and Alonso 2014
†Bradysia antiqua Mohrig and Röschmann 2005
†Bradysia dimidiata Mohrig and Röschmann 2005
†Bradysia exoleta Mohrig and Röschmann 2005
†Bradysia oligocenica Quiévreux 1938
†Bradysia tertiaria Quiévreux 1938
G. Zygoneura Meigen 1830
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†Zygoneura curta Hong 1981
Invalid names: Apatemosciaritis Hong 2002 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 56.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma
Collections (11 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Ypresian | China (Liaoning) | Lycoria curta (124530) | |
| Rupelian | France | Lycoria oligocoenica, Lycoria tertiaria (146907) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Mexico (Chiapas) | Bradysia sp. (124467 140214 140215 140260 140262) | |
| Burdigalian - Langhian | Dominican Republic | Bradysia antiqua, Bradysia exoleta (122472) Bradysia exoleta (122982) Bradysia exoleta, Bradysia dimidiata (123422) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Argentina | Bradysia aliciae (183973) |