Microphorella
Genus of flies
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Microphorella is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is currently considered both paraphyletic and polyphyletic, and several species groups may need to be recognised as subgenera or genera.[1]
| Microphorella | |
|---|---|
| Microphorella vockerothi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Dolichopodidae |
| Subfamily: | Parathalassiinae |
| Genus: | Microphorella Becker, 1909 |
| Type species | |
| Microphorus praecox Loew, 1864 | |
Species
Species groups as defined by Cumming & Brooks (2019):[1]
- Microphorella short R1 species group:
- three undescribed species from western North America
- †Microphorella fragilis Cumming & Greenwalt in Greenwalt et al., 2022[2] – Middle Eocene, Kishenehn Formation
- Microphorella malaysiana species group:
- Microphorella irwini species group:
- Microphorella irwini Brooks & Cumming, 2023[4] – South Africa (Western Cape Province)
- Microphorella emiliae species group:
- Microphorella emiliae Shamshev, 2004 – Far East Russia (Sakhalin and Kuril Islands)
- Microphorella iota species group:
- Microphorella bungle species group:
- Microphorella amorimi species group:
- Microphorella amorimi Brooks & Cumming, 2023[4] – Chile (Maule Region)
- Microphorella chillcotti species group:
- Microphorella curtipes species group:
- Microphorella chiragra species group:
- Microphorella acroptera species group:
- Genus Microphorella s.str.:
The Mediterranean species Microphorella merzi Gatt, 2003[8] is now classified in Eothalassius.[1]