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Rhagionidae

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Description

Rhagionidae or snipe flies are a small family of flies.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhagionidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	5587	https://www.gbif.org/species/5587
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	138774	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=138774

Rank

family

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Rhagionidae

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Ecdysozoa
-	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
subphylum	Mandibulata
-	Pancrustacea
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
-	Cercofilata	Kukalová-Peck 1987
class	Insecta	Linnaeus 1758
-	Dicondylia
-	Paranotalia	Sroka et al. 2014
subclass	Pterygota	Brauer 1885
-	Neopterygota	Crampton 1924
infraclass	Neoptera	Martynov 1923
-	Holometabola
-	Aparaglossata
-	Mecopterida
superorder	Antliophora
order	Diptera	Linnaeus 1758
-	Neodiptera	Michelsen 1994
suborder	Brachycera	Zetterstedt 1842
-	Homeodactyla
infraorder	Tabanomorpha	Hennig 1948
family	Rhagionidae	Latreille 1802

Common Name

snipe fly

Scientific Name

Rhagionidae

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Rhagionidae	family	belongs to Tabanoidea	stated with evidence	Ussatchov, 1968
Rhagionidae	family	belongs to Brachycera	stated without evidence	Carpenter, 1992
Rhagionidae	family	belongs to Brachycera	stated with evidence	Ansorge, 1996
Rhagionidae	family	belongs to Tabanomorpha	stated with evidence	Yeates et al., 2007
Rhagionidae	family	belongs to Rhagionoidea	stated with evidence	Kerr, 2010
Rhagionidae	family	belongs to Tabanomorpha	stated with evidence	Shin et al., 2018

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

128

Extant Size (PBDB)

10 (7.8%)

First Recorded Appearance

247 - 242 Ma
Triassic

Environment

terrestrial (based on Insecta)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Arthropoda)

Taphonomy

chitin (based on Insecta)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

P. A. Latreille. 1802. Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes, Tome Troisième

Common Name(s)

Snipvliegen, Snipe Fly, Snipe Flies, Snäppflugor

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhagionidae

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Chrysopilinae subfamily	listed (PBDB)		4	38.0 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Rhagioninae subfamily	listed (PBDB)		28	145 Ma Late Jurassic	0 Ma Extant
Spaniinae subfamily	listed (PBDB)		8	105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Achrysopilus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	166 Ma Middle Jurassic	166 Ma Middle Jurassic
Alloleptis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Arthroceras genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Arthroteles genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Atherimorpha genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Chrysopilus genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	38.0 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Daohugorhagio ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	166 Ma Middle Jurassic	166 Ma Middle Jurassic
Desmomyia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gallia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Grimmyia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	183 Ma Early Jurassic	183 Ma Early Jurassic
Ija ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	183 Ma Early Jurassic	183 Ma Early Jurassic
Jersambromyia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Jurabrachyceron ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	164 Ma Middle Jurassic	164 Ma Middle Jurassic
Kubekovia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	170 Ma Middle Jurassic	170 Ma Middle Jurassic
Lebanoleptis ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Leptipalpus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Liassobrachyceron ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	183 Ma Early Jurassic	183 Ma Early Jurassic
Lithorhagio ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	166 Ma Middle Jurassic	166 Ma Middle Jurassic
Litoleptis genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Longhuaia ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)		1	129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Mesobolbomyia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Mesorhagiophryne genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Mesostratiomyia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Mongolomyia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Neorhagio genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Novelaria ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Oiobrachyceron ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Omphalophora genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Orsobrachyceron ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Palaeoarthroteles ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	166 Ma Middle Jurassic	152 Ma Late Jurassic
Palaeobolbomyia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		10	170 Ma Middle Jurassic	152 Ma Late Jurassic
Palaeobrachyceron ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	191 Ma Early Jurassic	164 Ma Middle Jurassic
Palaeostratiomyia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	166 Ma Middle Jurassic	166 Ma Middle Jurassic
Paleochrysopilus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Parachrysopilus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	166 Ma Middle Jurassic	166 Ma Middle Jurassic
Probolbomyia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	166 Ma Middle Jurassic	166 Ma Middle Jurassic
Protorhagio ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		11	166 Ma Middle Jurassic	166 Ma Middle Jurassic
Protovermileo ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Pseudoerinna genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pseudoglutops genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pseudopetia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pseudosimulium ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	145 Ma Late Jurassic	145 Ma Late Jurassic
Ptiolina genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ptiolinites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	145 Ma Late Jurassic	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Rhagina genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhagio genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		21	38.0 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Rhagiophryne ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	166 Ma Middle Jurassic	166 Ma Middle Jurassic
Scelorhagio ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Schizella genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Sierramyia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Simulidium ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	145 Ma Late Jurassic	145 Ma Late Jurassic
Sinorhagio ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	166 Ma Middle Jurassic	166 Ma Middle Jurassic
Solomomyia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Spania genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Spaniopsis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Spatulina genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stratiomyopsis ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stylospania genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Styrex genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Symphoromyia genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	55.8 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Taschigatra ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	183 Ma Early Jurassic	183 Ma Early Jurassic
Trichorhagio ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	166 Ma Middle Jurassic	166 Ma Middle Jurassic
Xeritha genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Xylomyia genus	listed (PBDB)		1	37.2 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Zarzia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Chrisopila pullata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Glutopidae	GBIF	family	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Glutopidae

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1802	Rhagionides Latreille p. 440
1909	Leptidae Cockerell
1938	Palaeostratiomyiidae Rohdendorf p. 31
1938	Palaeostratiomyiinae Rohdendorf p. 48
1968	Rhagionidae Ussatchov p. 620
1971	Glutopidae Krivosheina
1982	Rhagionidae Kovalev
1985	Rhagionidae Kovalev p. 183

Year	Name and Author
1986	Rhagionidae Kovalev p. 142
1992	Palaeostratiomyiidae Carpenter
1992	Rhagionidae Carpenter
1996	Rhagionidae Ansorge p. 102
2007	Rhagionidae Yeates et al.
2010	Rhagionidae Kerr
2018	Rhagionidae Shin et al.

References

Latreille P. A. , Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes, Tome Troisième, 1-467

Cockerell T. D. A. (1909) Fossil Insects from Florissant, Colorado, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 26, 67-77

Rohdendorf B. B. (1938) Dvukrylye basekomye Mezozoya Kara-Tau. I. Brachycera i chast' Nematocera, Akademiya Nauk SSSR, Trudy Paleontologicheskogo Instituta 7, 29-67

Ussatchov D. A. (1968) New Jurassic Asilomorpha (Diptera) in Karatau, Entomological Review 47, 617-628

Kovalev V. G. (1982) Some Jurassic Diptera Rhagionids (Muscida, Rhagionidae), Paleontological Journal 16 3, 87-99

Kovalev V. G. (1985) Bibionomorpha and Asilomorpha, Dvukrylye nasekomye Yury Sibiri, 113-187

Kovalev V. G. (1986) Bibionomorpha and Asilomorpha, in Nasekomye v rannemelovykh ekosistemakh zapadnoy Mongolii, The Joint Soviet-Mongolian Palaeontological Expedition 28, 125-154

Carpenter F. M. (1992) , Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part R, Arthropoda 4: Superclass Hexapoda 3/4, 1-655

Ansorge J. (1996) Insekten aus dem oberen Lias von Grimmen (Vorpommern, Norddeutschland), Neue Paläontologische Abhandlungen 2, 1-132

Yeates D. K., Wiegmann B. M., et al (2007) Phylogeny and systematics of Diptera: two decades of progress and prospects, Zootaxa 1668, 565-590

Kerr P. H. (2010) Phylogeny and classification of Rhagionidae, with implications for Tabanomorpha (Diptera: Brachycera), Zootaxa 2592, 1-133

Shin S., Bayless K. M., et al (2018) Taxon sampling to address an ancient rapid radiation: a supermatrix phylogeny of early brachyceran flies (Diptera), Systematic Entomology doi:10.1111/syen.12275

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