Archizelmiridae

Archizelmiridae is an extinct family of flies, known from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. It belongs to the Sciaroidea, and has suggested to have a close relationship with Sciaridae.^[1]

Archizelmiridae Temporal range: Bathonian–Turonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Superfamily:	Sciaroidea
Family:	†Archizelmiridae Rhodendorf, 1962
Genera
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Genera

• †Archimelzira Grimaldi et al. 2003 New Jersey amber, Late Cretaceous (Turonian)
• †Archizelmira Rohdendorf 1962 Itat Formation, Russia, Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Middle-Late Jurassic (Callovian/Oxfordian) Shar Teeg, Mongolia, Late Jurassic (Tithonian) Zaza Formation, Russia, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
• †Burmazelmira Grimaldi et al. 2003 Spanish amber, Escucha Formation, Early Cretaceous (Albian), Burmese amber, Myanmar, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)
• †Zelmiarcha Grimaldi et al. 2003 Lebanese amber, Early Cretaceous (Barremian)