Atelestidae
- Dataset
- The morphology, higher-level phylogeny and classification of the Empidoidea (Diptera)
- Rank
- FAMILY
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Diptera
- family
- Atelestidae
description
sister group to the remaining Empidoidea (Collins & Wiegmann 2002 a; Moulton & Wiegmann 2004). The following two subfamilies are recognized. Nemedininae n. subfam. Type genus Nemedina Chandler, 1981. This is an ancient lineage that is represented by a single extant genus and several extinct genera (Grimaldi & Cumming 1999). The venation of this new subfamily is unique in the Empidoidea, characterized by the apex of cell br modified through the inclusion of a short vertical Rs and recurrent rm, with radial and medial veins closely approximated (Chandler 1981; Grimaldi & Cumming 1999; Sinclair & Arnaud 2001; Sinclair & Shamshev 2003). This distinctive venation also characterizes five extinct genera from Cretaceous ambers (Grimaldi & Cumming 1999). See the Taxon sampling section for further discussion. Atelestinae
Name
- Homonyms
- Atelestidae