Microphorites

Microphorites is an extinct genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.^[1]

Microphorites Temporal range: Barremian–Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Dolichopodidae
Subfamily:	Microphorinae
Genus:	†Microphorites Hennig, 1971
Type species
†Microphorites extinctus Hennig, 1971

Species

• †Microphorites complanipedis Zhang & Wang in Zhang et al., 2025^[2] – Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
• †Microphorites curtipedis Zhang & Wang in Zhang et al., 2025^[2] – Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
• †Microphorites deploegi Nel, Perrichot, Daugeron & Néraudeau, 2004^[3] – Charentese amber, France, Cenomanian
• †Microphorites erikai Bramuzzo & Nel, 2017^[4] – Oise amber, France, Ypresian
• †Microphorites extinctus Hennig, 1971 – Lebanese amber, Barremian
• †Microphorites hamataculeus Zhang & Wang in Zhang et al., 2025^[2] – Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
• †Microphorites magaliae Perrichot & Engel, 2014^[5] – Vendée amber, France, Turonian
• †Microphorites moravicus Tkoč, Nel & Prokop, 2016^[6] – Studlov amber, Czech Republic, Paleocene
• †Microphorites oculeus Grimaldi & Cumming, 1999^[7] – Lebanese amber, Barremian
• †Microphorites pouilloni Ngô-Muller & Nel in Ngô-Muller, Garrouste, Pouillon & Nel, 2020^[8] – Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
• †Microphorites similis Grimaldi & Cumming, 1999^[7] – Lebanese amber, Barremian
• †Microphorites utrillensis Peñalver in Arillo, Peñalver & Delclòs, 2008^[9] – San Just amber, Escucha Formation, Spain, Albian