Family Dolichopodidae Latreille 1809 (long-legged fly)
PaleoDB taxon number: 139094
Alternative spelling: Dolichopidae
Parent taxon: Empidoidea according to E. Wahlberg and K. A. Johanson 2018
Sister taxa: Atelestidae, Empididae, Hybotidae, Megeana, Ragadidae
Subtaxa: Achalcinae, Anepsiomyia, Argyra debellata, Argyra debilis, Argyra deceptoria, Avenaphora, Condylostylus, Diaphorinae, Dolichopodinae, Eodolichopoditinae, Hydrophorinae, Medeterinae, Medeterus, Microphorinae, Neurigoninae, Palaeoargyra, Parathalassinae, Peloropeodinae, Prochrysotus, Prosystenus, Retinitus, Rhaphiinae, Sciapodinae, Sympycninae, Sympycnites, Xanthochlorinae
Type: Dolichopus
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