Zhangsolvidae

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]

Zhangsolvidae Temporal range: Aptian–Cenomanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Zhangsolvid in Burmese amber
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Infraorder:	Stratiomyomorpha
Family:	†Zhangsolvidae Nagatomi and Yang 1998
Genera
See text
Synonyms
Cratomyiidae Mazzarolo and Amorim 2000

Taxonomy

• †Buccinatormyia Arillo, Peñalver and Pérez-de la Fuente in Arillo et al. 2015^[2]
  • †Buccinatormyia gangnami Khramov and Nam 2019^[3] Jinju Formation, South Korea, Albian
  • †Buccinatormyia magnifica Arillo, Peñalver and Pérez-de la Fuente in Arillo et al. 2015 Spanish amber, Albian
  • †Buccinatormyia soplaensis Arillo, Peñalver and Pérez-de la Fuente in Arillo et al. 2015 Spanish amber, Albian
• †Burmomyia Zhang and Wang 2019^[4]
  • †Burmomyia rossi Zhang and Wang 2019 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
• †Cratomyia Mazzarolo and Amorim 2000^[5]
  • †Cratomyia cretacica (Wilkommen 2007)^[6] Crato Formation, Brazil, Aptian
  • †Cratomyia macrorrhyncha Mazzarolo and Amorim 2000 Crato Formation, Brazil, Aptian
  • †Cratomyia mimetica Grimaldi 2016^[7] Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
  • †Cratomyia zhuoi Zhang and Wang 2019^[4] Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
• †Linguatormyia Grimaldi in Arillo et al. 2015^[2]
  • †Linguatormyia teletacta Grimaldi in Arillo et al. 2015 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
• †Zhangsolva Nagatomi and Yang 1998^[8]
  • †Zhangsolva cupressa (Zhang et al. 1993)^[9] Laiyang Formation, China, Aptian
  • †Zhangsolva burmensis Zhang & Zhang, 2021^[10] Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian