Zhangsolvidae is an extinct family of brachyceran flies known from the Cretaceous period. Members of the family possess a long proboscis, varying in length between 1.3 and 7 mm depending on the species, and were probably nectarivores. A specimen has been found with preserved Bennettitales pollen, suggesting that they acted as pollinators for extinct gymnosperms. They are considered to be members of the Stratiomyomorpha.
Taxonomy †Buccinatormyia Arillo, Peñalver and Pérez-de la Fuente in Arillo et al. 2015 †Buccinatormyia gangnami Khramov and Nam 2019 Jinju Formation, South Korea, Albian †Buccinatormyia magnifica Arillo, Peñalver and Pérez-de la Fuente in Arillo et al. 2015 Spanish amber, Albian †Buccinatormyia soplaensis Arillo, Peñalver and Pérez-de la Fuente in Arillo et al. 2015 Spanish amber, Albian †Burmomyia Zhang and Wang 2019 †Burmomyia rossi Zhang and Wang 2019 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian †Cratomyia Mazzarolo and Amorim 2000L. A. Mazzarolo and D. S. Amorim. 2000. Cratomyia macrorrhyncha, a Lower Cretaceous brachyceran fossil from the Santana Formation, Brazil, representing a new species, genus and family of the Stratiomyiomorpha (Diptera). Insect Systematics & Evolution 31:91-102 †Cratomyia cretacica (Wilkommen 2007)J. Wilkommen. 2007. Taxonomic names, in Diptera: true flies, gnats, and crane flies. The Crato Fossil Beds of Brazil: Window into an Ancient World 369-387 Crato Formation, Brazil, Aptian †Cratomyia macrorrhyncha Mazzarolo and Amorim 2000 Crato Formation, Brazil, Aptian †Cratomyia mimetica Grimaldi 2016D. A. Grimaldi. 2016. Diverse orthorrhaphan flies (Insecta: Diptera: Brachycera) in amber from the Cretaceous of Myanmar: Brachycera in Cretaceous amber, part VII. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 408:1-131 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian †Cratomyia zhuoi Zhang and Wang 2019 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian †Linguatormyia Grimaldi in Arillo et al. 2015 †Linguatormyia teletacta Grimaldi in Arillo et al. 2015 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian †Zhangsolva Nagatomi and Yang 1998A. Nagatomi and D. Yang. 1998. A review of extinct Mesozoic genera and families of Brachycera (Insecta, Diptera, Orthorrhapha). Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 134:95-192 †Zhangsolva cupressa (Zhang et al. 1993)J. F. Zhang, S. Zhang, and L. Y. Li. 1993. Mesozoic gadflies (Insecta: Diptera). Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 32:662-672 Laiyang Formation, China, Aptian †Zhangsolva burmensis Zhang & Zhang, 2021 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
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