Taeniaptera

{{Short description|Genus of flies}}

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| image = Taeniaptera lasciva.jpg

| image_caption = Taeniaptera lasciva

| taxon = Taeniaptera

| authority = Macquart, 1835{{cite book|last1=Macquart|first1=Justin Pierre Marie|title=Histoire Naturelle des insectes. Dipteres. Tome deuxieme.|publisher=Roret|location=Paris|pages=710, 12 pl}}

| type_species = Taeniaptera trivittata

| type_species_authority = Macquart, 1835

| synonyms = *Grallomya Rondani, 1850

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Taeniaptera is a genus of stilt-legged flies in the family Micropezidae. There are at least 3 described species in Taeniaptera.{{cite web|url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/35481|title=Taeniaptera Genus Information|website=BugGuide.net|publisher=Iowa State University|accessdate=2018-01-26}}{{cite web|url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=142089|title=Taeniaptera Report|website=Integrated Taxonomic Information System|accessdate=2018-01-26}}

File:Taeniaptera trivittata P1290890a.jpg]]

Species

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Further reading

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  • {{Cite book| author = Ross H. Arnett| date = 30 July 2000| title = American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico| publisher = CRC Press| isbn = 978-0-8493-0212-1}}

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