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Dolichopodinae

Insecta - Diptera - Dolichopodidae

Taxonomy

Dolichopodinae was named by Latreille (1809). It is extant. Its type is Dolichopus.

It was assigned to Dolichopodidae by Aldrich (1905), Statz (1940), Pollet et al. (2004), Grichanov (2023).

Subtaxa

Arpactodolichopodites, Convexivertex, Dolichopus (syn. Hygroceleuthus) (type genus), Eoeuryopterites, Gymnopternus, Hercostomus, Leptodolichopodites, Orbicapitis, Prohercostomus (syn. Sympycnites), Wangia

Synonyms

Orbicapitis was named by Hong (2002).

It was considered a nomen nudum by Hong (2002), Hong (2002).
Orbicapitis borealis was named by Hong (2002). It is an inclusion in amber. Its type locality is Xilutian coal mine, Fushun amber (post-1980 collection), which is in a Ypresian terrestrial amber in China.

It was considered a nomen nudum by Hong (2002), Hong (2002).
Eoeuryopterites was named by Hong (2002).

It was considered a nomen nudum by Hong (2002), Hong (2002).
Eoeuryopterites wanghuacunensis was named by Hong (2002). It is an inclusion in amber. Its type locality is Xilutian coal mine, Fushun amber (post-1980 collection), which is in a Ypresian terrestrial amber in China.

It was considered a nomen nudum by Hong (2002), Hong (2002).
Convexivertex was named by Hong (2002).

It was considered a nomen nudum by Hong (2002), Hong (2002).
Convexivertex viridulis was named by Hong (2002). It is an inclusion in amber. Its type locality is Xilutian coal mine, Fushun amber (post-1980 collection), which is in a Ypresian terrestrial amber in China.

It was considered a nomen nudum by Hong (2002), Hong (2002).
Arpactodolichopodites was named by Hong (2002).

It was considered a nomen nudum by Hong (2002), Hong (2002).
Arpactodolichopodites eocenicus was named by Hong (2002). It is an inclusion in amber. Its type locality is Xilutian coal mine, Fushun amber (post-1980 collection), which is in a Ypresian terrestrial amber in China.

It was considered a nomen nudum by Hong (2002), Hong (2002).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1809	Dolichopodinae Latreille
1905	Dolichopinae Aldrich p. 298
1940	Dolichopodinae Statz p. 135
2002	Orbicapitis Hong p. 345
2002	Orbicapitis borealis Hong p. 346 figs. 2.7.571-582
2002	Eoeuryopterites Hong p. 348
2002	Eoeuryopterites wanghuacunensis Hong p. 349 figs. 2.7.584-594
2002	Convexivertex Hong p. 351
2002	Convexivertex viridulis Hong p. 351 figs. Pl 29, fig 1; text-fig 2.7.595-606
2002	Arpactodolichopodites Hong p. 355
2002	Arpactodolichopodites eocenicus Hong p. 356 figs. Pl 31, fig 3; text-fig 2.7.607-617
2004	Dolichopodinae Pollet et al. p. 27
2023	Dolichopodinae Grichanov p. S255

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa	Aguinaldo et al. 1997
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Gravenhorst 1843
—	Deuteropoda
—	Mandibulata
—	Pancrustacea	Zrzavý and Štys 1997
—	Altocrustacea	Regier et al. 2010
superclass	Allotriocarida
—	Athalassocarida
—	Labiocarida	Schwentner et al. 2017
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
—	Cercofilata
class	Insecta
—	Dicondylia

Rank	Name	Author
—	Paranotalia
subclass	Pterygota	()
—	Neopterygota	Crampton 1924
infraclass	Neoptera	Martynov 1923
—	Holometabola
—	Aparaglossata
—	Panorpida
superorder	Antliophora
order	Diptera
—	Neodiptera	Michelsen 1994
suborder	Brachycera	Zetterstedt 1842
—	Heterodactyla
—	Eremoneura
superfamily	Empidoidea	Latreille 1804
family	Dolichopodidae	Latreille 1809
subfamily	Dolichopodinae	Latreille 1809
subfamily	Dolichopodinae	Latreille 1809

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Dolichopodinae Latreille 1809

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G. Dolichopus Latreille 1796

†Dolichopus georgi Meuffels and Grootaert 1999

Invalid names: Dolichopus minutus Statz 1940 [replaced]

†Dolichopus incertus Theobald 1937

†Dolichopus miluus Förster 1891

†Dolichopus scitus Statz 1940

†Dolichopus spinosus Statz 1940

Invalid names: Hygroceleuthus Loew 1857 [synonym]

G. Gymnopternus Loew 1857

†Gymnopternus bauckhorni Meunier 1914

†Gymnopternus lacustris Bickel 1995

G. Hercostomus Loew 1857

Subg. Hercostomus (Poecilobothrus) Mik 1878

†Hercostomus bauckhorni Meunier 1914

†Hercostomus quievreuxi Parent and Quiévreux 1935

G. †Leptodolichopodites Hong 2002

†Leptodolichopodites longiflagellatus Hong 1981

G. †Prohercostomus Grichanov 1997

†Prohercostomus bickeli Evenhuis 1994

Invalid names: Dolichopus vulgaris Meunier 1907 [replaced]

†Prohercostomus ciliatus Meunier 1907

†Prohercostomus devinctus Meunier 1907

†Prohercostomus gracilis Meunier 1907

†Prohercostomus interceptus Meunier 1907

†Prohercostomus intremulus Meunier 1907

†Prohercostomus inumbratus Meunier 1907

†Prohercostomus meunierianus Evenhuis 1994

Invalid names: Dolichopus notabilis Meunier 1907 [replaced]

†Prohercostomus minutus Meunier 1907

Invalid names: Prohercostomus smicrus Meuffels and Grootaert 1999 [objective synonym]

†Prohercostomus monotonus Meunier 1907

†Prohercostomus morbosus Meunier 1907

†Prohercostomus negotiosus Meunier 1907

†Prohercostomus noxialis Meunier 1907

Invalid names: Sympycnites primaevus Grimaldi and Cumming 1999 [synonym]

Invalid names: Sympycnites Grimaldi and Cumming 1999 [synonym]

G. †Wangia Hong 2002

†Wangia trichopoda Hong 1981

Invalid names: Arpactodolichopodites Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Convexivertex Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Eoeuryopterites Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Orbicapitis Hong 2002 [nomen nudum]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

chitinc

Environment:

terrestrialc

Locomotion:

actively mobilep

Created:

2017-04-17 09:56:18

Modified:

2017-04-17 09:56:18

Source: c = class, p = phylum

References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bridgerian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 51.10000 to 15.98000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (16 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Ypresian	56.0 - 48.07	China (Liaoning)	Dolichopus longiflagellatus, Septocellula trichopoda (124530) Orbicapitis borealis, Eoeuryopterites wanghuacunensis, Convexivertex viridulis, Arpactodolichopodites eocenicus (124820)
Bridgerian	51.1 - 45.9	USA (Wyoming)	Dolichopus sp. (121322)
Priabonian	37.71 - 33.9	Ukraine	Prohercostomus noxialis, Prohercostomus meunierianus (113621)
Priabonian	37.71 - 33.9	Russian Federation (Kaliningrad)	Dolichopus noxialis, Dolichopus vulgaris, Gymnopternus interceptus, Gymnopternus intremulus, Dolichopus monotonus, Dolichopus negotiosus, Dolichopus notabilis, Campsicnemus gracilis, Hygroceleuthus minuta, Gymnopternus devinctus, Gymnopternus inumbratus, Dolichopus morbosus (123927) Dolichopus vulgaris, Dolichopus notabilis, Poecilobothrus ciliatus, Gymnopternus inumbratus (124073) Sympycnites primaevus (123493)
Priabonian	37.71 - 33.9	Canada (British Columbia)	Dolichopus sp. (121480)
Chadronian	37.0 - 33.9	USA (Colorado)	Gymnopternus lacustris (151374)
Early/Lower Oligocene	33.9 - 27.3	France	Dolichopus miluus (121474)
Early/Lower Oligocene	33.9 - 27.3	Germany	Dolichopus sp. (113964)
Rupelian	33.9 - 27.3	France	Hercostomus sp., Hercostomus quievreuxi (146907)
Rupelian	33.9 - 27.3	Germany	Dolichopus incertus (122407)
Chattian	27.3 - 23.04	Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia)	Dolichopus spinosus, Dolichopus minutus, Dolichopus scitus (122010)
MP 30	27.3 - 23.04	Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen)	Gymnopternus bankhornius (138696)
Early/Lower Miocene	23.04 - 15.98	Mexico (Chiapas)	Hercostomus sp. (140208)