Microphorella

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.

Species

Species groups as defined by Cumming & Brooks (2019):

• Microphorella short R₁ species group:
• three undescribed species from western North America
• †Microphorella fragilis <small>Cumming & Greenwalt in Greenwalt et al., 2022</small> – Middle Eocene, Kishenehn Formation
• Microphorella malaysiana species group:
• Microphorella bira <small>Shamshev & Grootaert, 2004</small> – Sulawesi
• Microphorella malaysiana <small>Shamshev & Grootaert, 2004</small> – Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia
• Microphorella papuana <small>Shamshev & Grootaert, 2004</small> – Papua New Guinea
• Microphorella satunensis <small>Shamshev & Grootaert, 2004</small> – Thailand
• Microphorella irwini species group:
• Microphorella irwini <small>Brooks & Cumming, 2023</small> – South Africa (Western Cape Province)
• Microphorella emiliae species group:
• Microphorella emiliae <small>Shamshev, 2004</small> – Far East Russia (Sakhalin and Kuril Islands)
• Microphorella iota species group:
• Microphorella iota <small>Colless, 1964</small> – Australia (Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales)
• Microphorella bungle species group:
• Microphorella bungle <small>Brooks & Cumming, 2022</small> – Australia: New South Wales (Warrumbungle National Park)
• Microphorella viticula <small>Brooks & Cumming, 2022</small> – Australia: New South Wales (Blue Mountains National Park)
• Microphorella amorimi species group:
• Microphorella amorimi <small>Brooks & Cumming, 2023</small> – Chile (Maule Region)
• Microphorella chillcotti species group:
• Microphorella chillcotti <small>Brooks & Cumming, 2012</small> – Canada (Alberta, British Columbia), United States (Washington)
• Microphorella vockerothi <small>Brooks & Cumming, 2012</small> – Canada (Yukon)
• Microphorella curtipes species group:
• Microphorella beckeri <small>(Strobl, 1910)</small> – Central Europe
• Microphorella curtipes <small>(Becker, 1910)</small> – north Italy, Corsica, Sardinia
• ?Microphorella ulrichi <small>Gatt, 2003</small> – Tunisia, Morocco
• Microphorella chiragra species group:
• Microphorella chiragra <small>Melander, 1927</small> – United States
• Microphorella longitarsis <small>Melander, 1927</small> – United States
• Microphorella ornatipes <small>Melander, 1927</small> – United States
• 11 undescribed species from western North America
• Microphorella acroptera species group:
• Microphorella acroptera <small>Melander, 1927</small> – United States
• Microphorella tubifera <small>Melander, 1927</small> – United States
• nine undescribed species from western North America
• Genus Microphorella s.str.:
• Microphorella cassari <small>Gatt, 2011</small> – Tunisia
• Microphorella ebejeri <small>Gatt, 2012</small> – Israel
• Microphorella praecox <small>(Loew, 1864)</small> – Europe
• Microphorella similis <small>Brooks in Brooks & Ulrich, 2012</small> – Switzerland
• Microphorella mamillata <small>Gatt, 2012</small> – Tunisia

The Mediterranean species Microphorella merzi <small>Gatt, 2003</small> is now classified in Eothalassius.

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