Microphorella

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.[1]

Microphorella
Microphorella vockerothi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Parathalassiinae
Genus: Microphorella
Becker, 1909
Type species
Microphorus praecox
Loew, 1864

Species

Species groups as defined by Cumming & Brooks (2019):[1]

  • Microphorella short R1 species group:
    • three undescribed species from western North America
    • †Microphorella fragilis Cumming & Greenwalt in Greenwalt et al., 2022[2] – Middle Eocene, Kishenehn Formation
  • Microphorella malaysiana species group:
    • Microphorella bira Shamshev & Grootaert, 2004[3] – Sulawesi
    • Microphorella malaysiana Shamshev & Grootaert, 2004[3] – Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia
    • Microphorella papuana Shamshev & Grootaert, 2004[3] – Papua New Guinea
    • Microphorella satunensis Shamshev & Grootaert, 2004[3] – Thailand
  • Microphorella South Africa species group:
    • one undescribed species from the Western Cape Province of South Africa
  • Microphorella emiliae species group:
    • Microphorella emiliae Shamshev, 2004 – Far East Russia (Sakhalin and Kuril Islands)
  • Microphorella iota species group:
    • Microphorella iota Colless, 1964[4] – Australia (Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales)
  • Microphorella Australia species group:
    • Microphorella bungle Brooks & Cumming, 2022[5] – Australia: New South Wales (Warrumbungle National Park)
    • Microphorella viticula Brooks & Cumming, 2022[5] – Australia: New South Wales (Blue Mountains National Park)
  • Microphorella Chile species group:
    • one undescribed species from the Maule Region of Chile
  • Microphorella chillcotti species group:
    • Microphorella chillcotti Brooks & Cumming, 2012[6]
    • Microphorella vockerothi Brooks & Cumming, 2012[6]
  • Microphorella curtipes species group:
    • Microphorella beckeri (Strobl, 1910) – Central Europe
    • Microphorella curtipes (Becker, 1910) – north Italy, Corsica, Sardinia
    •  ?Microphorella ulrichi Gatt, 2003[7] – Tunisia, Morocco
  • Microphorella chiragra species group:
    • Microphorella chiragra Melander, 1927
    • Microphorella longitarsis Melander, 1927
    • Microphorella ornatipes Melander, 1927
    • 11 undescribed species from western North America
  • Microphorella acroptera species group:
    • Microphorella acroptera Melander, 1927
    • Microphorella tubifera Melander, 1927
    • nine undescribed species from western North America
  • Genus Microphorella s.str.:
    • Microphorella cassari Gatt, 2011[8] – Tunisia
    • Microphorella ebejeri Gatt, 2012[9] – Israel
    • Microphorella praecox (Loew, 1864) – Europe
    • Microphorella similis Brooks in Brooks & Ulrich, 2012[10] – Switzerland
    • Microphorella mamillata Gatt, 2012[9] – Tunisia

The Mediterranean species Microphorella merzi Gatt, 2003[7] is now classified in Eothalassius.[1]

References
  1. Cumming, J.M.; Brooks, S.E. (2019). "Phylogenetic analysis and preliminary classification of the Parathalassiinae (Diptera: Empidoidea: Dolichopodidae sensu lato)". Zootaxa. 4648 (1): 111–129. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4648.1.5.
  2. Greenwalt, D. E.; Amorim, D. S.; Hauser, M.; Kerr, P. H.; Fitzgerald, S. J.; Winterton, S. L.; Cumming, J. M.; Evenhuis, N. L.; Sinclair, B. J. (2022). "Diptera of the Middle Eocene Kishenehn Formation II". Palaeontologia Electronica. 25 (2): Article number 25.2.a22. doi:10.26879/1215.
  3. Shamshev, I.V.; Grootaert, P. (2004). "Descriptions of four new species of the genus Microphorella Becker (Diptera: Empidoidea, Microphoridae, Parathalassiini) from Southeast Asia and New Guinea, with notes on the relationships within the genus" (PDF). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 52 (1): 45–58.
  4. Colless, D.H. (1964). "An Australian species of Microphorella (Diptera: Empididae), with notes on the phylogenetic significance of the genus". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 88: 320–323.
  5. Brooks, S.E.; Cumming, J.M. (2022). "New Australasian Parathalassiinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae sensu lato)". Zootaxa. 5188 (6): 521–543. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5188.6.2.
  6. Brooks, S.E.; Cumming, J.M. (2012). "The Microphorella chillcotti species group: a distinctive lineage of parathalassiine flies from western North America (Diptera: Empidoidea: Dolichopodidae s.l.)". The Canadian Entomologist. 144 (1): 108–121. doi:10.4039/tce.2012.11.
  7. Gatt, P. (2003). "New species and records of Microphorella Becker (Diptera: Empidoidea, Dolichopodidae) from the Mediterranean region". Revue suisse de Zoologie. 110 (4): 669–684. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.80205.
  8. Gatt, P. (2011). "Microphorella cassari sp n., a new species of Microphorella Becker (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Tunisia". Revue suisse de Zoologie. 118 (3): 401–412. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.117814.
  9. Gatt, P. (2012). "Two new species of Microphorella Becker (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from the Mediterranean". Revue suisse de Zoologie. 119 (3): 287–302. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.150196.
  10. Brooks, S.E.; Ulrich, H. (2012). "Microphorella similis sp. nov. from Switzerland, a close relative of the type species, M. praecox (Loew) (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Parathalassiinae)". Zootaxa. 3489 (1): 45–57. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3489.1.3.


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