Permotipulidae

Protodiptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Protodiptera
Family: Permotipulidae
Genus

Permotipulidae is an extinct family of insects within the order Protodiptera. Permotipulidae appeared in the Permian. Two genera are Permotipula and Permila which are close relatives to flies.[1]

References

  1. Grimaldi, David and Michael S. Engel (2005-05-16). Evolution of the Insects. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-82149-5.
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