Permotipulidae Explained

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

• The Paleobiology Database
• Fossil Diptera Catalog
• David Grimaldi, Michael S. Engel. Evolution of the insects
• V.A Blagoderov, E.D. Lukashevich, M.B. Mostovski. 2.2.1.3.4.4. Order Diptera Linné, 1758. The true flies (= Muscida Laicharting, 1781). Sitio web del Laboratorio de Artrópodos, Instituto Paleontológico, Academia Rusa de Ciencias, Moscú

Notes and References

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