Protapiocera Ren, 1998

Zhang, Kuiyan, Yang, Ding & Ren, Dong, 2007, Notes on the extinct family Protapioceridae, with description of a new species from China (Insecta: Diptera: Asiloidea), Zootaxa 1530, pp. 27-32 : 28

Genus Protapiocera Ren, 1998

Type species. Protapiocera megista Ren, 1998

Diagnosis. Body robust with dense setulae. Eyes large, holoptic in male. Wing slender, with distinct venation on basal part, but absent or obscure on apical part of wing in natural state (not caused by preservation). Ve in s R 2+3 and R4 contiguous, both ending on vein R1 apically. Vein M3 present, vein CuA1 arising from cell bm. Vein CuP present; cell cup closed, apical part truncate.