''Microphorella'' is a genus of
flies
Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...
in the family
Dolichopodidae
Dolichopodidae, the long-legged flies, are a large, cosmopolitan family of true flies with more than 7,000 described species in about 230 genera. The genus ''Dolichopus'' is the most speciose, with some 600 species.
Dolichopodidae generally are ...
. It is currently considered both
paraphyletic
In taxonomy (general), taxonomy, a group is paraphyletic if it consists of the group's most recent common ancestor, last common ancestor and most of its descendants, excluding a few Monophyly, monophyletic subgroups. The group is said to be pa ...
and
polyphyletic
A polyphyletic group is an assemblage of organisms or other evolving elements that is of mixed evolutionary origin. The term is often applied to groups that share similar features known as homoplasies, which are explained as a result of converg ...
, and several species groups may need to be recognised as subgenera or genera.
Species
Species groups as defined by Cumming & Brooks (2019):
* ''Microphorella'' short R
1 species group:
** three undescribed species from western North America
** †''
Microphorella fragilis''
Cumming & Greenwalt ''in'' Greenwalt ''et al.'', 2022 – Middle Eocene,
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* ''Microphorella malaysiana'' species group:
** ''
Microphorella bira''
Shamshev & Grootaert, 2004 – Sulawesi
** ''
Microphorella malaysiana''
Shamshev & Grootaert, 2004 – Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia
** ''
Microphorella papuana''
Shamshev & Grootaert, 2004 – Papua New Guinea
** ''
Microphorella satunensis''
Shamshev & Grootaert, 2004 – Thailand
* ''Microphorella'' South Africa species group:
** one undescribed species from the Western Cape Province of South Africa
* ''Microphorella emiliae'' species group:
** ''
Microphorella emiliae''
Shamshev, 2004 – Far East Russia (Sakhalin and Kuril Islands)
* ''Microphorella iota'' species group:
** ''
Microphorella iota''
Colless, 1964 – Australia (Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales)
* ''Microphorella'' Australia species group:
** ''
Microphorella bungle''
Brooks & Cumming, 2022 – Australia: New South Wales (Warrumbungle National Park)
** ''
Microphorella viticula''
Brooks & Cumming, 2022 – Australia: New South Wales (Blue Mountains National Park)
* ''Microphorella'' Chile species group:
** one undescribed species from the Maule Region of Chile
* ''Microphorella chillcotti'' species group:
** ''
Microphorella chillcotti''
Brooks & Cumming, 2012
** ''
Microphorella vockerothi''
Brooks & Cumming, 2012
* ''Microphorella curtipes'' species group:
** ''
Microphorella beckeri''
(Strobl
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, 1910) – Central Europe
** ''
Microphorella curtipes''
(Becker
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, 1910) – north Italy, Corsica, Sardinia
** ?''
Microphorella ulrichi''
Gatt, 2003 – Tunisia, Morocco
* ''Microphorella chiragra'' species group:
** ''
Microphorella chiragra''
Melander, 1927
** ''
Microphorella longitarsis''
Melander, 1927
** ''
Microphorella ornatipes''
Melander, 1927
** 11 undescribed species from western North America
* ''Microphorella acroptera'' species group:
** ''
Microphorella acroptera''
Melander, 1927
** ''
Microphorella tubifera''
Melander, 1927
** nine undescribed species from western North America
* Genus ''Microphorella'' ''
s.str.
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'':
** ''
Microphorella cassari''
Gatt, 2011 – Tunisia
** ''
Microphorella ebejeri''
Gatt, 2012 – Israel
** ''
Microphorella praecox''
( Loew, 1864) – Europe
** ''
Microphorella similis''
Brooks ''in'' Brooks & Ulrich, 2012 – Switzerland
** ''
Microphorella mamillata''
Gatt, 2012 – Tunisia
The Mediterranean species ''Microphorella merzi''
Gatt, 2003 is now classified in ''
Eothalassius''.
References
Dolichopodidae genera
Parathalassiinae
Taxa named by Theodor Becker
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