Microphorinae is a subfamily 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 hindwing ...

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 a ...

. 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 genera, two extant and five extinct: *†''

Avenaphora ''Avenaphora'' is an extinct genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is known from the Cretaceous of Lebanon and France. (PDF given is the manuscript version) ''Avenaphora'' is a Dolichopodidae ''sensu lato'' of uncertain affinities. It w ...

'' Grimaldi & Cumming, 1999 *†'' Curvus'' Kaddumi, 2005

Jordanian amber Jordanian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Jordan, a country in the Near East * Jordanian culture * Jordanian people, see Demographics of Jordan * Jordanian cuisine * Jordanian Arabic * Royal Jordanian, an airline See also * L ...

, Albian *†'' Meghyperiella'' Meunier, 1908

Baltic amber The Baltic region is home to the largest known deposit of amber, called Baltic amber or succinite. It was produced sometime during the Eocene epoch, but exactly when is controversial. It has been estimated that these forests created more than 1 ...

, Eocene *''

Microphor ''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 ...

'' Macquart, 1827 *†''

Microphorites ''Microphorites'' is an extinct genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. Species * †''Microphorites deploegi'' Nel, Perrichot, Daugeron & Néraudeau, 2004 Charentese amber, France, Cenomanian * †''Microphorites erikai'' Bramuzzo & Nel, 2 ...

'' Hennig, 1971 Early Cretaceous-Eocene *†'' Pristinmicrophor'' Tang, Shi, Wang & Yang, 2019

Burmese amber Burmese amber, also known as Burmite or Kachin amber, is amber from the Hukawng Valley in northern Myanmar. The amber is dated to around 100 million years ago, during the latest Albian to earliest Cenomanian ages of the mid-Cretaceous period. ...

, Myanmar, Cenomanian *''

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 ...

Becker Becker () is one of the German-language surnames, along with Bäcker and Baecker, that derive from the root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker (and thus his family). In northern Germany it can also derive from the ...

, 1902

References

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* {{taxonbar, from1=Q1547666, from2=Q17583127 Dolichopodidae subfamilies