Microphor is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae, subfamily Microphorinae.

Microphor
Temporal range: Eocene–Present
Microphor holosericeus, female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Microphorinae
Genus: Microphor
Macquart, 1827
Type species
Microphor velutinus
(= Empis holosericea Meigen, 1804)
Macquart, 1827
Synonyms[1]

Species

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At least 16 extant species are described in the genus, with nine from the Palaearctic realm, one from the Oriental realm, and five from the Nearctic realm. Three fossil species have also been described. There are also several undescribed species from the sub-Mediterranean region of Europe and Turkey, and one undescribed species from the Neotropical realm. One species from the Australasian realm, Microphor hiemalis, has also been described, but it does not appear to be cogeneric and may not belong in the subfamily Microphorinae.[2][3][4]

Species transferred to Schistostoma:[4]

Species transferred to other genera:

References

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  1. ^ Evenhuis, Neal L.; Pape, Thomas; Pont, Adrian C. (2016). "Nomenclatural Studies Toward a World List of Diptera Genus-Group Names. Part V: Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart" (PDF). Zootaxa. 4172 (1): 1–211. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4172.1.1. PMID 27701208.
  2. ^ Chvála, M. (1986). "Revision of Palaearctic Microphoridae (Diptera) 1. Microphor Macq". Acta Entomologica Bohemoslovaca. 83 (6): 432–454.
  3. ^ Grichanov, Igor Ya (2017). "Alphabetic list of generic and specific names of predatory flies of the epifamily Dolichopodoidae (Diptera)" (PDF). Plant Protection News, Supplements (2nd ed.). St.Petersburg: All-Union Research Institute of Plant Protection (VISR).
  4. ^ a b Brooks, S. E.; Cumming, J. M. (2022). "Revision of the Nearctic Microphorinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae sensu lato)". Zootaxa. 5095 (1): 1–141. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5095.1.1.
  5. ^ Meunier, F. (1908). "Monographie des Empididae de l'ambre de la Baltique et catalogue bibliographique complet sur les dipteres de cette resine". Ann. Sci. Nat. Zool. 7 (9): 81–135.
  6. ^ Saigusa, T.; Yang, D. (2003). "Empididae (Diptera) from Funiu Mountains, Henan, China (I)". Studia Dipterologica. 9 (2): 519–543.
  7. ^ a b Sinclair, Bradley J.; Shamshev, Igor V. (2021). "World revision of Iteaphila with unbranched radial vein (Diptera: Empidoidea: Iteaphilidae)". Zootaxa. 4968 (1): 1–89. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4968.1.1.