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Ironomyiidae

Containing group: Cyclorrhapha

References

Brown, B. V. 1992. Generic revision of Phoridae of the Nearctic region and phylogenetic classification of Phoridae, Sciadoceridae and Ironomyiidae (Diptera: Phoridea). Mem. Entomol. Soc. Can. 164:1–144.

Brown, B. V. 2007. A further new genus of primitive phorid fly (Diptera: Phoridae) from Baltic Amber and its phylogenetic implications. Contrib. Science. 513:1–14. (Ironomyiidae pp.4,5).

Grimaldi, D. and J. Cumming. 1999. Brachyceran Diptera in Cretaceous ambers and Mesozoic diversification of the Eremoneura. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 239:1-124.

McAlpine, J.F. 1967. A detailed study of Ironomyiidae (Diptera: Phoroidea). Can. Entomol. 99:225-236.

Mostovsky, M. B. 1995. New taxa of ironomyiid flies (Diptera, Phoromorpha, Ironomyiidae) from Cretaecous deposits of Siberia and Mongolia. Paleontol. Zh. 4:86-103.

Thompson, F. C. (editor). 2005. Ironomyiidae McAlpine & Martin. Biosystematic Database of World Diptera, Version 7.5. 23 work records (not peer-reviewed material). http://www.diptera.org/biosys.htm, accessed on 24 Mar. 2008.

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