
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.
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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 Cumming & Greenwalt in Greenwalt et al., 2022 – Middle Eocene, Kishenehn Formation 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 irwini species group: Microphorella irwini Brooks & Cumming, 2023 – South Africa (Western Cape Province) 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 bungle 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 amorimi species group: Microphorella amorimi Brooks & Cumming, 2023 – Chile (Maule Region) Microphorella chillcotti species group: Microphorella chillcotti Brooks & Cumming, 2012 – Canada (Alberta, British Columbia), United States (Washington) Microphorella vockerothi Brooks & Cumming, 2012 – Canada (Yukon) Microphorella curtipes species group: Microphorella beckeri (Strobl, 1910) – Central Europe Microphorella curtipes (Becker, 1910) – north Italy, Corsica, Sardinia ?Microphorella ulrichi Gatt, 2003 – Tunisia, Morocco Microphorella 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 America Microphorella 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 (Loew, 1864) – Europe Microphorella similis Brooks in Brooks & Ulrich, 2012 – Switzerland Microphorella mamillata Gatt, 2012 – Tunisia
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