Microphor

{{short description|Genus of flies}}

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| fossil_range = {{Geological range|Eocene|Present}}

| image = Microphor holosericeus (female) - 2013-05-18.jpg

| image_caption = Microphor holosericeus, female

| taxon = Microphor

| authority = Macquart, 1827

| type_species = Microphor velutinus
(= Empis holosericea Meigen, 1804)

| type_species_authority = Macquart, 1827

| synonyms_ref = {{cite journal|first1=Neal L.|last1=Evenhuis|first2=Thomas|last2=Pape|first3=Adrian C.|last3=Pont|year=2016|title=Nomenclatural Studies Toward a World List of Diptera Genus-Group Names. Part V: Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart|url=https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/download/zootaxa.4172.1.1/23295|format=PDF|journal=Zootaxa|volume=4172|issue=1|pages=1–211|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.4172.1.1|pmid=27701208|doi-access=free}}

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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 realm. 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. 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.{{cite journal|last=Chvála|first=M.|year=1986|title=Revision of Palaearctic Microphoridae (Diptera) 1. Microphor Macq|url=https://kramerius.lib.cas.cz/search/handle/uuid:c4c01f5e-148b-11e1-8339-001143e3f55c|journal=Acta Entomologica Bohemoslovaca|volume=83|issue=6|pages=432–454}}{{cite journal|first=Igor Ya|last=Grichanov|year=2017|title=Alphabetic list of generic and specific names of predatory flies of the epifamily Dolichopodoidae (Diptera)|url=http://vizr.spb.ru/assets/docs/vestnik/sup/Grichanov%202017%20Dolibank-sec.pdf|journal=Plant Protection News, Supplements|edition=2nd|publisher=All-Union Research Institute of Plant Protection (VISR)|place=St.Petersburg}}{{cite journal|last1=Brooks|first1=S. E.|last2=Cumming|first2=J. M.|year=2022|title=Revision of the Nearctic Microphorinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae sensu lato)|journal=Zootaxa|volume=5095|issue=1|pages=1–141|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.5095.1.1|doi-access=free}}

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Species transferred to Schistostoma:

Species transferred to other genera:

  • Microphorus crocatus Coquillett, 1900: now in Euthyneura
  • Microphorus drapetoides Walker, 1849: now in Bicellaria
  • Microphorus flavipilosus Coquillett, 1900: now in Iteaphila{{cite journal|last1=Sinclair|first1=Bradley J.|last2=Shamshev|first2=Igor V.|year=2021|title=World revision of Iteaphila with unbranched radial vein (Diptera: Empidoidea: Iteaphilidae)|journal=Zootaxa|volume=4968|issue=1|pages=1–89|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.4968.1.1|url=https://treatment.plazi.org/GgServer/summary/F251FFACFFB1FF9F4E2BFFCBFF9CB20D}}
  • Microphorus gilvihirta Coquillett, 1903: now in Anthalia
  • Microphorus zontaki Nowicki, 1870: now in Iteaphila

References

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Category:Dolichopodidae genera

Category:Microphorinae

Category:Taxa named by Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart

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