Microphor

Microphor is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae, subfamily Microphorinae.

Microphor Temporal range: Eocene–Present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Microphor holosericeus, female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Dolichopodidae
Subfamily:	Microphorinae
Genus:	Microphor Macquart, 1827
Type species
Microphor velutinus (= Empis holosericea Meigen, 1804) Macquart, 1827
Synonyms[1]
Microphorus Macquart, 1834 (unavailable name) Microphora Zetterstedt, 1842 (unavailable name) Microphorus Lundbeck, 1907 (unjustified emendation)

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.^[2][3][4]

• Microphor anomalus (Meigen, 1824)
• Microphor bilineatus (Melander, 1902)
• Microphor crassipes Macquart, 1827
• †Microphor defunctus Handlirsch, 1910
• Microphor discalis Melander, 1940
• †Microphor eocenica (Meunier, 1902)
• Microphor gissaricus Shamshev, 1992
• Microphor hiemalis White, 1916
• Microphor holosericeus (Meigen, 1804)
• Microphor intermedius Collin, 1961
• Microphor obscurus Coquillett, 1903
• Microphor pilimanus Strobl, 1899
• Microphor rostellatus Loew, 1864
• †Microphor rusticus (Meunier, 1908)^[5]
• Microphor sinensis Saigusa & Yang, 2003^[6]
• Microphor skevingtoni Brooks & Cumming, 2022
• Microphor strobli Chvála, 1986
• Microphor turneri Brooks & Cumming, 2022
• Microphor zimini Shamshev, 1995

Species transferred to Schistostoma:^[4]

• Microphor armipes Melander, 1928
• Microphor atratus Coquillett, 1900
• Microphor cirripes Melander, 1940
• Microphor evisceratus Melander, 1940
• Microphor isommatus Melander, 1928
• Microphor ravidus Coquillett, 1895
• Microphor ravus Melander, 1940: synonym of Schistostoma evisceratum (Melander, 1940)
• Microphor robustus Melander, 1928
• Microphor strigilifer Melander, 1940
• Microphor sycophantor (Melander, 1902)
• Microphor tacomae Melander, 1940

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^[7]
• Microphorus gilvihirta Coquillett, 1903: now in Anthalia
• Microphorus zontaki Nowicki, 1870: now in Iteaphila^[7]