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The Axymyiidae is a small family of nematoceran flies similar in appearance to Bibionidae, with extant species occurring in Europe, Canada, and Japan. Little is known of their biologies with immatures being found in decomposing wood. Extant species are known from six species in three genera. The fossil fauna is similar in numbers of species (5 in 4 genera) and very ancient, with all known fossils from the Middle Jurassic of China.
Ref.: Zhang (2010b, review of fossil taxa; Shi et al., 2013, revised key to fossil genera).

Genus JURAXYMYIA Zhang

JURAXYMYIA Zhang, 2010b: 460. Type species: Psocites fossilis Zhang, 2004, by original designation.
fossilis Zhang, 2004: 692 (Psocites). PA: China (Middle Jurassic) [C].

Genus PSOCITES Hong

PARAPSOCUS Hong, 1983: 77. Type species: Parapsocus pectinatus Hong, 1983, by original designation. [Preoccupied by Scudder, 1890.]
PSOCITES Hong, 1992: 51 (new replacement name for Parapsocus Hong, 1983). Type species: Parapsocus pectinatus Hong, 1983, automatic.
pectinatus Hong, 1983: 78 (Parapsocus). PA: China (Middle Jurassic) [C].
    decorosa Hao, Dong & Ren, 2009a: 106 (Crenoptychoptera). PA: China (Middle Jurassic) [C].
    vulgaris Hao, Dong & Ren, 2009a: 106 (Crenoptychoptera). PA: China (Middle Jurassic) [C].

Genus RARAXYMYIA Shi, Zhu, Shih & Ren

RARAXYMYIA Shi, Zhu, Shih & Ren, 2013: 1229. Type species: Raraxymyia parallela Shi et al., 2013, by original designation.
parallela Shi, Zhu, Shih & Ren, 2013: 1229. PA: China (Middle Jurassic) [C].
proxima Shi, Zhu, Shih & Ren, 2013: 1231. PA: China (Middle Jurassic) [C].

Genus SINAXYMYIA Zhang

SINAXYMYIA Zhang, 2010b: 462. Type species: Sinaxymyia rara Zhang, 2010, by original designation.
rara Zhang, 2010b: 462. PA: China (Middle Jurassic) [C].