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Xylophaginae

Insecta - Diptera - Xylophagidae

Taxonomy
Xylophaginae was named by Fallen (1810). It is extant. Its type is Xylophagus.

It was assigned to Xylophagidae by Bayless (2012).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1810Xylophaginae Fallen
2000Heterostominae Jarzembowski and Mostovski p. 761
2000Heterostominae Mostovski and Martínez-Delclòs p. 145
2012Xylophaginae Bayless

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
RankNameAuthor
classInsecta
orderDiptera
NeodipteraMichelsen 1994
suborderBrachyceraZetterstedt 1842
Homeodactyla
familyXylophagidaeFallen 1810
subfamilyXylophaginaeFallen 1810
subfamilyXylophaginaeFallen 1810

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. Xylophaginae Fallen 1810
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Tr. Heterostomini Nagatomi 1977
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G. Exeretonevra Macquart 1846
G. Heterostomus Bigot 1857
Invalid names: Exeretonevrini Daniels 1989 [synonym]
Tr. Xylophagini Fallen 1810
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G. Xylophagus Meigen 1803
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Xylophagus eridanus Meunier 1908
Xylophagus mengeanus Giebel 1856
Xylophagus pallidus Heer 1856
Invalid names: Rachicerini Loew 1862 [synonym]
Invalid names: Heterostominae Nagatomi 1977 [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: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Hauterivian to the top of the Chattian or 136.40000 to 23.03000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 130.0 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0United Kingdom (England) Sinonemestrius akirai (106281)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0China (Shandong) Sinonemestrius completus (207787) Sinonemestrius tuanwangensis (154887)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Denmark Xylophagus mengeanus (123762)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Poland Chrysothemis speciosa, Electra formosa, Xylophagus mengeanus (109625)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Electra formosa (123757) Lophyrophorus flabellatus, Xylophagus mengeanus (123927) Xylophagus eridanus (124073)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) Xylophagus pallidus (152493)