Microphorinae

Microphorinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is part of an expanded concept of the family, Dolichopodidae sensu lato, though it was previously considered a family of its own.[1]

Microphorinae Temporal range: Early Cretaceous–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Microphor holosericeus, female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Dolichopodidae
Subfamily:	Microphorinae Collin, 1960
Genera
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Genera

• †Avenaphora Grimaldi & Cumming, 1999[2]
• †Curvus Kaddumi, 2005 Jordanian amber, Albian
• †Meghyperiella Meunier, 1908 Baltic amber, Eocene
• Microphor Macquart, 1827
• †Microphorites Hennig, 1971 Early Cretaceous-Eocene
• †Pristinmicrophor Tang, Shi, Wang & Yang, 2019[3] Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
• Schistostoma Becker, 1902

References

1. Sinclair, Bradley J.; Cumming, Jeffrey M. (2006). "The morphology, higher-level phylogeny and classification of the Empidoidea (Diptera)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1180: 1–172. ISBN 1-877407-80-1. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
2. Grimaldi, David A.; Cumming, Jeffrey Malcolm (1999). "Brachyceran Diptera in Cretaceous ambers and Mesozoic diversification of the Eremoneura" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (239): 1–124. hdl:2246/1583.
3. Tang, Chufei; Shi, Chao; Wang, Shuo; Yang, Ding (2019). "The first report of Dolichopodidae from mid-Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar". Cretaceous Research. 104: Article 104179. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2019.07.009.

External links

• Data related to Microphorinae at Wikispecies