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 :Microphorella short R1 species group:
  • * three undescribed species from western North America
  • * †Microphorella fragilis Cumming & Greenwalt in Greenwalt et al., 2022 – Middle Eocene, Kishenehn FormationMicrophorella 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 – ThailandMicrophorella irwini species group:
  • * Microphorella irwini Brooks & Cumming, 2023 – South Africa Microphorella emiliae species group:
  • * Microphorella emiliae Shamshev, 2004 – Far East Russia Microphorella iota species group:
  • * Microphorella iota Colless, 1964 – Australia Microphorella bungle species group:
  • * Microphorella bungle Brooks & Cumming, 2022 – Australia: New South Wales
  • * Microphorella viticula Brooks & Cumming, 2022 – Australia: New South Wales Microphorella amorimi species group:
  • * Microphorella amorimi Brooks & Cumming, 2023 – Chile Microphorella chillcotti species group:
  • * Microphorella chillcotti Brooks & Cumming, 2012 – Canada, United States
  • * Microphorella vockerothi Brooks & Cumming, 2012 – Canada Microphorella curtipes species group:
  • * Microphorella beckeri – Central Europe
  • * Microphorella curtipes – north Italy, Corsica, Sardinia
  • * ?Microphorella ulrichi Gatt, 2003 – Tunisia, MoroccoMicrophorella chiragra species group:
  • * Microphorella chiragra Melander, 1927 – United States
  • * Microphorella longitarsis Melander, 1927 – United States
  • * Microphorella ornatipes Melander, 1927 – United States
  • * 11 undescribed species from western North AmericaMicrophorella acroptera species group:
  • * Microphorella acroptera Melander, 1927 – United States
  • * Microphorella tubifera Melander, 1927 – United States
  • * nine undescribed species from western North America
  • Genus Microphorella ''s.str.:
  • * Microphorella cassari Gatt, 2011 – Tunisia
  • * Microphorella ebejeri Gatt, 2012 – Israel
  • * Microphorella praecox – 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''.