Paleoplatyura
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Platyura
Platyura is a genus of fungus gnats in the family Keroplatidae, order Diptera. The genus is part of the tribe Orfeliini within the subfamily Keroplatinae. It contains at least two extant species: Platyura marginata (Palearctic) and Platyura pectoralis (Nearctic). The genus has a fossil record extending to the Cretaceous period through the related fossil genus Paleoplatyura, representing a rare case of an extant insect genus present in the Mesozoic.