Zhangsolvidae

Zhangsolvidae
Temporal range: Aptian–Cenomanian
Zhangsolvid in Burmese amber
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Infraorder: Stratiomyomorpha
Family: Zhangsolvidae
Nagatomi and Yang 1998
Genera

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Synonyms

Cratomyiidae Mazzarolo and Amorim 2000

Zhangsolvidae is an extinct family of brachyceran flies known from the Cretaceous period. Members of the family possess a long proboscis, varying in length between 1.3 and 7 mm depending on the species, and were probably nectarivores. A specimen has been found with preserved Bennettitales pollen, suggesting that they acted as pollinators for extinct gymnosperms.[1] They are considered to be members of the Stratiomyomorpha.[2]

  1. ^ Peñalver, Enrique; Arillo, Antonio; Pérez-de la Fuente, Ricardo; Riccio, Mark L.; Delclòs, Xavier; Barrón, Eduardo; Grimaldi, David A. (July 2015). "Long-Proboscid Flies as Pollinators of Cretaceous Gymnosperms". Current Biology. 25 (14): 1917–1923. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2015.05.062. PMID 26166781. S2CID 13022302.
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