see recent molecular phylogeny by Sevcik et al. 2016) forms a monophyletic group of 17 extant and 17 fossil families of lower flies belonging to the insect order Diptera, the two-winged true flies. Our cross-university research group works to discover, enumerate and describe the rich northernmost fauna elements of the infraorder Bibionomorpha, the species living in the Taiga and Tundra biomes of the Holarctic Region." /> see recent molecular phylogeny by Sevcik et al. 2016) forms a monophyletic group of 17 extant and 17 fossil families of lower flies belonging to the insect order Diptera, the two-winged true flies. Our cross-university research group works to discover, enumerate and describe the rich northernmost fauna elements of the infraorder Bibionomorpha, the species living in the Taiga and Tundra biomes of the Holarctic Region." />