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. They are considered to be members of the Stratiomyomorpha.

Taxonomy

• †Buccinatormyia Arillo, Peñalver and Pérez-de la Fuente in Arillo et al. 2015
• †Buccinatormyia gangnami Khramov and Nam 2019 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
• †Burmomyia rossi Zhang and Wang 2019 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
• †Cratomyia Mazzarolo and Amorim 2000
• †Cratomyia cretacica (Wilkommen 2007) Crato Formation, Brazil, Aptian
• †Cratomyia macrorrhyncha Mazzarolo and Amorim 2000 Crato Formation, Brazil, Aptian
• †Cratomyia mimetica Grimaldi 2016 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
• †Cratomyia zhuoi Zhang and Wang 2019 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
• †Linguatormyia Grimaldi in Arillo et al. 2015
• †Linguatormyia teletacta Grimaldi in Arillo et al. 2015 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
• †Zhangsolva Nagatomi and Yang 1998
• †Zhangsolva cupressa (Zhang et al. 1993) Laiyang Formation, China, Aptian
• †Zhangsolva burmensis Zhang & Zhang, 2021 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian

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