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Checklist for Family Micropezidae Illiger, 1798 (Stilt Flies)
and region Colorado (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
595
8339
20024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
593
8334
20018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
567
8204
19733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
376
6706
16394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
97
1091
2455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
72
864
1948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
52
573
1151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
48
466
835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
36
232
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nerioidea
Westwood, 1840
2
12
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMicropezidae
Illiger, 1798
Stilt Flies, Stilt-legged flies, Stilt-legged fly
11
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colorado
11 Genera with 15 Species
Cnodacophora Czerny, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Compsobata Czerny, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Grallipeza Rondani, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Metasphen Frey, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Micropeza Meigen, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Plocoscelus Enderlein, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Poecilotylus Hennig, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Ptilosphen Enderlein, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Rainieria Rondani, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Scipopus Enderlein, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Taeniaptera Macquart, 19022SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colorado
15 Species
Cnodacophora nasoni Cresson, 1914
Compsobata microfulcrum James, 1946
Compsobata mima Hennig, 1936
Metasphen gilvimana Cresson, 192..., 1926
Micropeza lineata Van Duzee, 1926Parish's yampah
Micropeza setaventris Cresson, 1938
Micropeza turcana Townsend, 1893Boykin's milkwort
Poecilotylus trifasciatus Wiedemann, 1830
Ptilosphen albibasis Enderlein, 1922
Ptilosphen gentilis Cresson, 1930
Rainieria antennaepes Say, 1823
Scipopus belzebul Schiner, 1868
Scipopus limbativertex Enderlein, 1922
Taeniaptera plaitibia Enderlein, 1922
Taeniaptera vittipennis Coquillett, 1902

Subnodes of Micropezidae with occurrences in Colorado
SubfamilyCalobatinae
Bigot, 1853
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicopezinae
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTaeniapterinae
Cresson, 1930
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Micropezidae (Illiger 1798)
Micropezidae (Illiger 1798)


Links, sources and further information
Micropezidae at artfakta.se
Micropezidae at dyntaxa.se
Micropezidae at gbif.org
Micropezidae at irmng.org
Micropezidae at itis.gov