''Microphorella'' is a genus of

flies Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwin ...

in the family

Dolichopodidae Dolichopodidae, the long-legged flies, are a large, cosmopolitan family of true flies with more than 8,000 described species in about 250 genera. The genus '' Dolichopus'' is the most speciose, with some 600 species. Dolichopodidae generally a ...

. It is currently considered both

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and

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, 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,

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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 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'' (

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, 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 ''Microphorella'' is a genus of fly, 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 define ...

'' ( 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 ''Eothalassius'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It contains four described species, from Southeast Asia, Papua New Guinea, Costa Rica and the Mediterranean. It also contains three undescribed species, one from New Caledonia and ...

''.

References

Dolichopodidae genera Parathalassiinae Taxa named by Theodor Becker {{Dolichopodidae-stub