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Checklist for Superfamily Platypezoidea Fallen, 1815
and region Cretaceous (Mesozoic)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
716
2912
4886
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
714
2906
4881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
641
2692
4605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
347
1695
3023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
79
438
771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
35
143
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
10
34
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
6
29
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Platypezoidea
Fallen, 1815
3
12
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cretaceous
3 Families width 19 Species
Platypezidae Fallen, 1815Flat footed flies14SpeciesTaxom
Opetiidae Rondani, 1856Flat-footed flies4SpeciesTaxom
Sciadoceridae Schmitz, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cretaceous
12 Genera with 19 Species
Calobaissodes Zhang, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Electrosania Grimaldi & C..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Lithopetia Zhang, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Maritulus Mostovski, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Mesopetia Zhang, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Oloplatypeza Mostovski, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Opetiala Coram & al., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Parnasos Mostovski, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Promittor Mostovski, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Proplatypeza Mostovski, 19955SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopetia Zhang, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Sciadophora McAlpine & M..., 19661SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cretaceous
19 Species
Calobaissodes strigosus J. F. Zhang, 1992
Electrosania cretica D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Lithopetia hirsuta J. F. Zhang, 1987
Maritulus sospes M. B. Mostovski, 1995
Mesopetia tuanwangensis J. F. Zhang, 1987
Oloplatypeza munusculum M. B. Mostovski, 1995
Opetiala shatalkini R. Coram, 2000
Parnasos dissimilis M. B. Mostovski, 1995
Parnasos firmipes M. B. Mostovski, 1995
Parnasos pessimus M. B. Mostovski, 1995
Promittor malus M. B. Mostovski, 1995
Proplatypeza amabilis M. B. Mostovski, 1995
Proplatypeza bontsaganica M. B. Mostovski, 1995
Proplatypeza caelebs M. B. Mostovski, 1995
Proplatypeza parva M. B. Mostovski, 1995
Proplatypeza secunda M. B. Mostovski, 1995
Pseudopetia exilis J. F. Zhang, 1987
Pseudopetia grandis J. F. Zhang, 1987
Sciadophora bostoni J. F. McAlpine, 1966

Subnodes of Platypezoidea with occurrences in Cretaceous
FamilyOpetiidae
Rondani, 1856
Flat-footed flies, flat-footed fly
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlatypezidae
Fallen, 1815
Flat footed flies, Flat-footed Flies, flat-footed fly, Smoke Flies
8
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySciadoceridae
Schmitz, 1929
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Platypezoidea at artfakta.se
Platypezoidea at dyntaxa.se
Platypezoidea at marinespecies.org