''Microphor'' 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 ...

, subfamily

Microphorinae Microphorinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is part of an expanded concept of the family, Dolichopodidae ''sensu lato'', though it was previously considered a family of its own. Genera The subfamily includes seven gene ...

Species

At least 16 extant species are described in the genus, with nine from the

Palaearctic realm The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...

, one from the

Oriental realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia. Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Ind ...

, and five from the

Nearctic realm The Nearctic realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface. The Nearctic realm covers most of North America, including Greenland, Central Florida, and the highlands of Mexico. The parts of North America t ...

. 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 The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone. Definition In bioge ...

. 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. * '' Microphor anomalus'' ( Meigen, 1824) * '' Microphor bilineatus'' ( Melander, 1902) * '' Microphor crassipes'' Macquart, 1827 * †'' Microphor defunctus'' Handlirsch, 1910 * '' Microphor discalis'' Melander, 1940 * †'' Microphor eocenica'' (Meunier, 1902) * '' Microphor gissaricus'' Shamshev, 1992 * '' Microphor hiemalis'' White, 1916 * ''

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

'' ( Meigen, 1804) * '' Microphor intermedius'' Collin, 1961 * '' Microphor obscurus''

Coquillett Daniel William Coquillett (23 January 1856, Pleasant Valley, Ill. – 7 July 1911 Atlantic City, New Jersey) was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He wrote a revision of the dipterous family Therevidae and many other scientifi ...

, 1903 * '' Microphor pilimanus''

Strobl Strobl (or Strobl am Wolfgangsee) is a municipality of the Salzburg-Umgebung District (''Flachgau''), in the northeastern portion of the Austrian state of Salzburg (state), Salzburg, right on the border with Upper Austria. It comprises the Katastr ...

, 1899 * '' Microphor rostellatus'' Loew, 1864 * †'' Microphor rusticus'' Meunier, 1908 * '' Microphor sinensis'' Saigusa & Yang, 2003 * '' Microphor skevingtoni'' Brooks & Cumming, 2022 * '' Microphor strobli'' Chvála, 1986 * '' Microphor turneri'' Brooks & Cumming, 2022 * '' Microphor zimini'' Shamshev, 1995 Species transferred to ''

Schistostoma ''Schistostoma'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae, subfamily Microphorinae. Species At least 50 extant species have been described in the genus, with 16 from the Palaearctic realm, two from the Oriental realm, four from the Afrot ...

'': * ''Microphor armipes'' Melander, 1928 * ''Microphor atratus''

, 1900 * ''Microphor cirripes'' Melander, 1940 * ''Microphor evisceratus'' Melander, 1940 * ''Microphor isommatus'' Melander, 1928 * ''Microphor ravidus''

, 1895 * ''Microphor ravus'' Melander, 1940: synonym of '' Schistostoma evisceratum'' ( Melander, 1940) * ''Microphor robustus'' Melander, 1928 * ''Microphor strigilifer'' Melander, 1940 * ''Microphor sycophantor'' ( Melander, 1902) * ''Microphor tacomae'' Melander, 1940 Species transferred to other genera: * ''Microphorus crocatus''

, 1900: now in ''

Euthyneura Euthyneura is a taxonomic infraclass of snails and slugs, which includes species exclusively from marine, aquatic and terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the clade Heterobranchia. Euthyneura are characterised by several autapomorphies, but are n ...

'' * ''Microphorus drapetoides''

Walker Walker or The Walker may refer to: People *Walker (given name) *Walker (surname) *Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer Places In the United States *Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County *Walker, Mono County, California * ...

, 1849: now in '' Bicellaria'' * ''Microphorus flavipilosus''

, 1900: now in '' Iteaphila'' * ''Microphorus gilvihirta''

, 1903: now in ''

Anthalia ''Anthalia'' is a genus of hybotid dance flies in the family Hybotidae. There are about 15 described species in ''Anthalia''. Species These 15 species belong to the genus ''Anthalia'': *'' A. beatricella'' Chandler, 1992 *'' A. brevicornis'' (St ...

'' * ''Microphorus zontaki'' Nowicki, 1870: now in '' Iteaphila''

References

Dolichopodidae genera Microphorinae Taxa named by Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart {{Dolichopodidae-stub