Atelestidae

FAMILY

1. KingdomAnimalia
2. PhylumArthropoda
3. ClassInsecta
4. OrderDiptera
5. FamilyAtelestidae

Atelestidae is a family of flies in the superfamily Empidoidea. The four genera were placed in a separate family in 1983;[1] they were formerly either in Platypezidae (which are not even particularly closely related) or considered incertae sedis. While they are doubtless the most basal of the living Empidoidea, the monophyly of the family is not fully proven.[2] The genus Nemedina seems to represent a most ancient lineage among the entire superfamily, while Meghyperus is probably not monophyletic in its present delimitation, and it is liable to be split up eventually, with some species being placed elsewhere.[3] In 2010, the genus Alavesia, previously only known from Cretaceous fossils, was found alive in Namibia,[4] subsequent species were also described from Brazil. Atelestidae has been shown to form the sister group to the remaining members of the Empidoidea superfamily. Subfamilies include Atelestinae and Nemedininae.[5] Description Right wing of Atelestus pulicarius, showing humeral crossvein (h), radial sector (Rs), costa and first and second medial vein (M1+2).[5] Atelestidae are small (2–3 mm) greyish-dusted flies. They are quite similar to Empididae and Ragadidae as all th

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Specimen records

6

Family

Atelestidae

Collections

NRM, CASC

Recorded in

Sweden, United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of

taxon

Parent taxon

Empidoidea

Image

Atelestidae wing veins-1.svg

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