''Micropygus'' 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 native to

New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...

, though the species '' Micropygus vagans'' is also found in the

British Isles The British Isles are an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean off the north-western coast of continental Europe, consisting of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Inner Hebrides, Inner and Outer Hebr ...

as an

introduced species An introduced species, alien species, exotic species, adventive species, immigrant species, foreign species, non-indigenous species, or non-native species is a species living outside its native distributional range, but which has arrived ther ...

. The genus was originally named by

Octave Parent Abbé Octave Parent (15 June 1882, in Trescault – 9 February 1942, in Ambleteuse) was a French entomologist who specialized in Diptera, mostly the family Dolichopodidae. He became director of the Biological Station, Ambleteuse. He published thr ...

in 1933. However, as the genus was not designated a type species, this name was unavailable until 1989, when Daniel J. Bickel and C. E. Dyte designated ''Micropygus bifenestratus'' as the type species.

Species

There are 16 species included in the genus: * '' Micropygus bifenestratus'' Parent, 1933 * ''

Micropygus bipunctatus ''Micropygus'' is a genus of fly, flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is native to New Zealand, though the species ''Micropygus vagans'' is also found in the British Isles as an introduced species. The genus was originally named by Octave Par ...

'' Parent, 1933 * '' Micropygus brevicornis'' Parent, 1933 * ''

Micropygus brevithorax ''Micropygus'' is a genus of fly, flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is native to New Zealand, though the species ''Micropygus vagans'' is also found in the British Isles as an introduced species. The genus was originally named by Octave Par ...

'' Parent, 1933 * '' Micropygus divergens'' Parent, 1933 * '' Micropygus inornatus'' Parent, 1933 * '' Micropygus lacustris'' Parent, 1933 * '' Micropygus nigripes'' Parent, 1933 * '' Micropygus puerulus'' Parent, 1933 * '' Micropygus pulchellus'' Parent, 1933 * '' Micropygus ripicola'' Parent, 1933 * '' Micropygus serratus'' Parent, 1933 * '' Micropygus striatus'' Parent, 1933 * '' Micropygus tarsatus'' Parent, 1933 * '' Micropygus transiens'' Parent, 1933 * '' Micropygus vagans'' Parent, 1933

References

Sympycninae Dolichopodidae genera Diptera of New Zealand Endemic insects of New Zealand {{Dolichopodidae-stub