Rhagionemestriidae

Rhagionemestriidae is an extinct family of brachyceran flies known from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. It was first named as a subfamily of the Nemestrinidae by Ussatchov (1968), and was raised to full family status by Nagatomi and Yang (1998).^[1] They are considered to be closely related to the family Acroceridae. Similar to Acroceridae, members of the family possess a large hemispherical head, with eyes covering nearly all of the area.

Taxonomy

• †Cretinemestrinus Zhang et al. 2020^[2]
  • †Cretinemestrinus euremus Grimaldi 2016^[3] (formerly Jurassinemestrinus eurema) Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
• †Burminemestrinus Zhang et al. 2020^[2]
  • †Burminemestrinus qiyani Zhang et al. 2020 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
• †Iberomosca Mostovski and Martínez-Delclòs 2000^[4]
  • †Iberomosca kakoeima Mostovski and Martínez-Delclòs 2000 La Pedrera de Rúbies Formation, Spain, Barremian
  • †Iberomosca ponomarenkoi Mostovski and Martínez-Delclòs 2000 Dzun-Bain Formation, Mongolia, Aptian
• †Jurassinemestrinus Zhang 2010^[5]
  • †Jurassinemestrinus orientalis Zhang 2010 Daohugou, China, Callovian
• †Nagatomukha Mostovski and Martínez-Delclòs 2000^[4]
  • †Nagatomukha karabas Mostovski and Martínez-Delclòs 2000 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Oxfordian
• †Rhagionemestrius Ussatchov 1968^[6]
  • †Rhagionemestrius rapidus Ussatchov 1968 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Oxfordian
• †Sinomusca Nel 2010^[7]
  • †Sinomusca mostovskii Nel 2010 Yixian Formation, China, Aptian
• †Viriosinemestrius Zhang et al. 2020^[2]
  • †Viriosinemestrius mai Zhang et al. 2020 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian

References