Ironomyiidae

Ironomyiidae; Temporal range: Aptian–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Section:	Aschiza
Superfamily:	Phoroidea
Family:	Ironomyiidae; McAlpine & Martin, 1966
Type species
	Ironomyia nigromaculata; White, 1916
Genera
	See text

Ironomyiidae is a small family of flies in the order Diptera. Historically, they had been included in the family Platypezidae, and includes three extant species within the single extant genus Ironomyia endemic to Australia and a number of extinct fossil genera from North America and Asia extending back to the Early Cretaceous.

Genera

Ironomyia White, 1916
- Ironomyia francisi McAlpine, 2008^[2]
- Ironomyia nigromaculata White, 1916^[1]
- Ironomyia whitei McAlpine, 2008^[2]
†Cretonomyia McAlpine 1973 Canadian amber, Campanian
†Proironia Grimaldi 2018 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
†Eridomyia Mostovski 1995 Ola Formation, Russia, Campanian
†Hermaeomyia Mostovski 1995 Dzun-Bain Formation, Mongolia, Aptian Zaza Formation, Russia, Aptian, Ola Formation, Russia, Campanian
†Palaeopetia Zhang 1987 Laiyang Formation, China, Aptian, Dzun-Bain Formation, Mongolia, Aptian Zaza Formation, Russia, Aptian, Ola Formation, Russia, Campanian
†Macalpinomyia Li and Yeates 2018 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian

References

^ a b White, Adam (1916). "The Diptera-Brachycera of Tasmania. Part III. Families Asilidae, Bombylidae, Empidae, Dolichopodidae & Phoridae". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania (Print). 217. Tasmania: Royal Society of Tasmania: 148–266. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.28993.
^ a b McAlpine, D.K. (2008). "New extant species of ironic flies (Diptera: Ironomyiidae) with notes on ironomyiid morphology and relationships". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Print). 129. New South Wales: The Linnean Society of New South Wales: 17–38.

External links

"Ironomyiidae". Fossil Diptera Catalog. Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Retrieved January 1, 2009.

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[White-1] White, Adam (1916). "The Diptera-Brachycera of Tasmania. Part III. Families Asilidae, Bombylidae, Empidae, Dolichopodidae & Phoridae". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania (Print). 217. Tasmania: Royal Society of Tasmania: 148–266. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.28993.

[McAlpine-2] McAlpine, D.K. (2008). "New extant species of ironic flies (Diptera: Ironomyiidae) with notes on ironomyiid morphology and relationships". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Print). 129. New South Wales: The Linnean Society of New South Wales: 17–38.