Catalog of fossil Diptera of the world (Version 2.0) - Neal L. Evenhuis

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Family ARCHIZELMIRIDAE




The family Archizelmiridae was erected by Rohdendorf (1962) for the monobasic genus Archizelmira from the Upper Jurassic deposits of Karatau in Kazakhstan. Rohdendorf (1964) placed the family in the Bibionomorpha near the Pleciofungivoridae.

Genus ARCHMELZIRA Grimaldi, Amorim & Blagoderov

ARCHMELZIRA Grimaldi, Amorim & Blagoderov, 2003: 373. Type species: Archimelzira americana Grimaldi, Amorim & Blagoderov, 2003, by original designation.
americana Grimaldi, Amorim & Blagoderov, 2003: 373. NE: USA (New Jersey) (Upper Cretaceous) [A].

Genus ARCHIZELMIRA Rohdendorf

ARCHIZELMIRA Rohdendorf, 1962: 326 (1991: 473). Type species: Archizelmira kazachstanica Rohdendorf, 1962, by original designation.


baissa Grimaldi, Amorim & Blagoderov, 2003: 370. PA: Russia (Lower Cretaceous) [C].
kazachstanica Rohdendorf, 1962: 326 (1991: 473). PA: Kazakhstan (Middle/Upper Jurassic); Mongolia (Upper Jurassic) [C].

Genus BURMAZELMIRA Grimaldi, Amorim & Blagoderov

BURMAZELMIRA Grimaldi, Amorim & Blagoderov, 2003: 374. Type species: Burmazelmira aristica Grimaldi, Amorim & Blagoderov, 2003, by original designation.
aristica Grimaldi, Amorim & Blagoderov, 2003: 374. OR: Burma (Upper Cretaceous) [A].

Genus ZELMIARCHA Grimaldi, Amorim & Blagoderov

ZELMIARCHA Grimaldi, Amorim & Blagoderov, 2003: 372. Type species: Zelmiarcha lebanensis Grimaldi, Amorim & Blagoderov, 2003, by original designation.
lebanensis Grimaldi, Amorim & Blagoderov, 2003: 372. PA: Lebanon (Lower Cretaceous) [A].

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