Micropygus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is native to New Zealand, though the species Micropygus vagans is also found in the British Isles as an introduced species. The genus was originally named by Octave Parent in 1933. However, as the genus was not designated a type species, this name was unavailable until 1989, when Daniel J. Bickel and C. E. Dyte designated Micropygus bifenestratus as the type species.
Species
There are 16 species included in the genus:
- Micropygus bifenestratus <small>Parent, 1933</small>
- Micropygus bipunctatus <small>Parent, 1933</small>
- Micropygus brevicornis <small>Parent, 1933</small>
- Micropygus brevithorax <small>Parent, 1933</small>
- Micropygus divergens <small>Parent, 1933</small>
- Micropygus inornatus <small>Parent, 1933</small>
- Micropygus lacustris <small>Parent, 1933</small>
- Micropygus nigripes <small>Parent, 1933</small>
- Micropygus puerulus <small>Parent, 1933</small>
- Micropygus pulchellus <small>Parent, 1933</small>
- Micropygus ripicola <small>Parent, 1933</small>
- Micropygus serratus <small>Parent, 1933</small>
- Micropygus striatus <small>Parent, 1933</small>
- Micropygus tarsatus <small>Parent, 1933</small>
- Micropygus transiens <small>Parent, 1933</small>
- Micropygus vagans <small>Parent, 1933</small>
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