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Taxonomy of Genus Microchrysa Loew, 1855


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
412
22844
306890
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies
178
15959
203753
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Stratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
9
937
7666
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Stratiomyoidea
Hendel, 1928
8
929
7601
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyStratiomyidae
Latreille, 1802
Soldier flies, Soldier Fly, Soldier-Flies, Soldier-Fly
782
5508
Genera
Species
SubfamilySarginae
Walker, 1834
23
878
Genera
Species
GenusMicrochrysa
Loew, 1855
74Species
Subnodes of Microchrysa Loew, 1855
SpeciesMicrochrysa abdominalis James, 1936  ⇒ Microchrysa bicolor
SpeciesMicrochrysa albimana Lindner, 1938
SpeciesMicrochrysa albisquama Enderlein, 1914  ⇒ Cephalochrysa albisquama
SpeciesMicrochrysa albitarsis Brunetti, 1913  ⇒ Prosopochrysa vitripennis
SpeciesMicrochrysa alessandrinorum Mason, 1997
SpeciesMicrochrysa annulipes Lindner, 1938  ⇒ Microchrysa viridis
SpeciesMicrochrysa arabica Hauser, 2008
SpeciesMicrochrysa auratus De Geer, 1776
SpeciesMicrochrysa bicolor Wiedemann, 1830
1Subspecies
SpeciesMicrochrysa bipars Walker, 1861
SpeciesMicrochrysa bruesi Johnson, 1919  ⇒ Microchrysa bicolor
SpeciesMicrochrysa caesia Rossi, 1790
SpeciesMicrochrysa calopa Brunetti, 1912
SpeciesMicrochrysa calopus Brunetti, 1907
SpeciesMicrochrysa chrysidiformis Lindner, 1937  ⇒ Cephalochrysa chrysidiformis
SpeciesMicrochrysa circumscripta Loew, 1857
Rose globemallow
SpeciesMicrochrysa congoensis Lindner, 1938
SpeciesMicrochrysa cyaneiventris Zetterstedt, 1842
Black gem
SpeciesMicrochrysa cyaneus Fabricius, 1805
SpeciesMicrochrysa daccordii Mason, 1997
SpeciesMicrochrysa deannulata Lindner, 1935  ⇒ Microchrysa viridis
1Subspecies
SpeciesMicrochrysa deconinckae Mason, 1997
SpeciesMicrochrysa demeijerei Lindner, 1937  ⇒ Cephalochrysa demeijerei
SpeciesMicrochrysa dichoptica James, 1957
Beehive cactus
SpeciesMicrochrysa dispar Schiner, 1868
Broadleaf water-milfoil, Changeleaf parrotfeather
SpeciesMicrochrysa edwardsi Lindner, 1939
SpeciesMicrochrysa elmari Lindner, 1960
SpeciesMicrochrysa flavicornis Meigen, 1822
Green gem, Soldier fly
SpeciesMicrochrysa flavipes Meigen, 1822
SpeciesMicrochrysa flaviventrai Ouchi, 1940  ⇒ Microchrysa flaviventris
SpeciesMicrochrysa flaviventris Wiedemann, 1824
Soldier fly
1Subspecies
SpeciesMicrochrysa flavomarginata Meijere, 1910
SpeciesMicrochrysa fuscistigma Meijere, 1913
Creeping yellowcress
SpeciesMicrochrysa gemma Bigot, 1879  ⇒ Microchrysa flaviventris
SpeciesMicrochrysa ghesquierei Lindner, 1938
SpeciesMicrochrysa hemiochra Speiser, 1920
SpeciesMicrochrysa illucens Lindner, 1966  ⇒ Microchrysa viridis
SpeciesMicrochrysa inversa Lindner, 1938
SpeciesMicrochrysa japonica Nagatomi, 1975
SpeciesMicrochrysa laodunensis Pleske, 1926
SpeciesMicrochrysa latifrons Williston, 1900
SpeciesMicrochrysa loewi Lindner, 1938  ⇒ Microchrysa circumscripta
SpeciesMicrochrysa macula Fabricius, 1805
SpeciesMicrochrysa maculata Lindner, 1949  ⇒ Microchrysa bicolor
SpeciesMicrochrysa matengoensis Lindner, 1944
SpeciesMicrochrysa maxima Bezzi, 1928  ⇒ Cephalochrysa maxima
1Subspecies
SpeciesMicrochrysa mokanshanensis Ouchi, 1938
SpeciesMicrochrysa nigricoxa Lindner, 1936  ⇒ Sarginae nigricoxa
SpeciesMicrochrysa nigrimacula Nagatomi, 1975
SpeciesMicrochrysa nova Giglio-Tos, 1891
Sand spikemoss
SpeciesMicrochrysa obscuriventris McFadden, 1982
Rocky Mountain draba
SpeciesMicrochrysa pallipes Meigen, 1822
SpeciesMicrochrysa parvulus Harris, 1776
SpeciesMicrochrysa polita Linnaeus, 1758
Black-horned gem, Black-Horned Gem Fly, Soldier Fly
SpeciesMicrochrysa radiata Lindner, 1966  ⇒ Microchrysa circumscripta
SpeciesMicrochrysa rhodesiensis Lindner, 1958  ⇒ Microchrysa ghesquierei
SpeciesMicrochrysa rozkosnyi Mason, 1997
SpeciesMicrochrysa ruffoi Mason, 1997
SpeciesMicrochrysa ruwenzoriensis Lindner, 1938  ⇒ Microchrysa congoensis
SpeciesMicrochrysa scutellaris Loew, 1857
Rose globemallow
SpeciesMicrochrysa shanghaiensis Ouchi, 1940
SpeciesMicrochrysa splendens Meigen, 1804
SpeciesMicrochrysa stigmatica Enderlein, 1914  ⇒ Cephalochrysa africana
SpeciesMicrochrysa stuckenbergi Mason, 1997
SpeciesMicrochrysa ussuriana Pleske, 1930
SpeciesMicrochrysa vertebrata Lindner, 1955
SpeciesMicrochrysa viridis Enderlein, 1914
SpeciesMicrochrysa vitreus Harris, 1776
SpeciesMicrochrysa woodleyi Mason, 1997
SpeciesMicrochrysa wrightae Lessard & Woodley, 2020

Synonyms
Chlorisoma (Rondani, 1861)
Chlorosia (Rondani, 1861)
Chlorosoma (Scudder, 1882)
Chrymichrosa (Mason, 1997)
Chrysomya (Rondani, 1856)
Chrysomyia (Macquart, 1834)
Chrysomyza (Zetterstedt, 1859)
Clorisoma (Rondani, 1856)
Clorosia (Rondani, 1861)
Crhysomyia (Bigot, 1857)
Michrochrysa (Ouchi, 1940)
Microchryza (Bigot, 1879)
Mychrochrysa (Csiby & Toth, 1981)
Myiochrysa (Scudder, 1882)
Myochrisa (Bigot, 1887)
Myochrysa (Rondani, 1861)
Psaroninus (Enderlein, 1937)
Psaronius (Enderlein, 1914)


Distribution of Microchrysa Loew, 1855
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Liberia, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Micronesia, Mongolia, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic South Africa, Russia, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, USA, Vanuatu, Zimbabwe


Distribution on islands
Krakatoa, Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands


Found in fossile formations
Much Wenlock Limestone Formation


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