IRMNG - Atelestidae Hennig, 1970

IRMNG taxon details

Atelestidae Hennig, 1970

IRMNG_ID

114924 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:114924)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Diptera

Direct children (12)

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Genus Acarteroptera Collin, 1933
Genus Alavesia Waters & Arillo, 1999
Genus Atelestites Grimaldi & Cumming, 1999 †
Genus Atelestus Walker, 1837
Genus Cretodromia Grimaldi & Cumming, 1999 †
Genus Dianafranksia Coram, Jarzembowski & Mostovski, 2000
Genus Kurnubempis Kaddumi, 2007 †
Genus Meghyperites Sinclair & Stark, 2024 †
Genus Meghyperus Loew, 1850
Genus Promeghyperus Zhang, Shih, Ren & Wang, 2024 †
Genus Pennonalavesia Stark, Hoffeins, Hoffeins & Arillo, 2020 † accepted as Alavesia Waters & Arillo, 1999 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, proposed as subgenus)
Genus Megyperus Bigot, 1889 accepted as Meghyperus Loew, 1850 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, Incorrect subsequent spelling)

Environment

~~marine~~, terrestrial

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Atelestidae Hennig, 1970. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=114924 on 2025-04-20

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-19 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2017-06-09 23:40:04Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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Sources (4)
Notes (2)

basis of record Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx . [details]

additional source Pape, T.; Blagoderov, B.; Mostovski, M. B. (2011). Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758. In Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. Zootaxa. 3148: 222-229. [details]

current name source Pape, T.; Blagoderov, B.; Mostovski, M. B. (2011). Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758. In Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. Zootaxa. 3148: 222-229. [details]

extant flag source Pape, T.; Blagoderov, B.; Mostovski, M. B. (2011). Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758. In Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. Zootaxa. 3148: 222-229. [details]

Unreviewed

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Hexapoda (Subphylum) > Insecta (Class) > Pterygota (Subclass) > Neoptera (Infraclass) > Holometabola (Superorder) > Diptera (Order) > Atelestidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Flies, terrestrial (characteristics of order) (Parker) [details]