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Checklist for Family Micropezidae Illiger, 1798 (Stilt Flies)
and region East Australia (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
836
13899
51626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
832
13882
51607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
786
13663
51105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
477
10650
43515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
121
1812
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
89
1307
5718
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
66
915
3608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
60
788
3132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
47
477
2089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nerioidea
Westwood, 1840
4
12
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMicropezidae
Illiger, 1798
Stilt Flies, Stilt-legged flies, Stilt-legged fly
7
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Australia
7 Genera with 25 Species
Calobata Meigen, 18433SpeciesTaxom
Cothornobata Czerny, 19985SpeciesTaxom
Crepidochetus Enderlein, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Electrobata Hennig, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Metopochetus Enderlein, 199811SpeciesTaxom
Mimegralla Rondani, 19983SpeciesTaxom
Taeniaptera Macquart, 18351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Australia
25 Species
Calobata albimana (Macquart, 1843)⇒ Taeniaptera trivittata Macquart, 1835
Calobata aloa (Walker, 1849)⇒ Taeniaptera lasciva Fabricius, 1798
Calobata brevicellulata (Macquart, 1843)⇒ Mimegralla brevicellulata Macquart, 1843
Cothornobata aczeli Mcalpine, 1998
Cothornobata alta Mcalpine, 1998
Cothornobata grallina Mcalpine, 1998
Cothornobata levis Mcalpine, 1998
Cothornobata macula Mcalpine, 1998
Crepidochetus ios Mcalpine, 1998
Electrobata myrmecia W. Hennig, 1965
Metopochetus (Crus) compressus Walker, 1853
Metopochetus (Crus) curvus Mcalpine, 1998
Metopochetus (Crus) freyi Mcalpine, 1998
Metopochetus (Crus) lugens Mcalpine, 1998
Metopochetus (Crus) micidus Mcalpine, 1998
Metopochetus (Metopochetus) aequalis Mcalpine, 1998
Metopochetus (Metopochetus) impar Mcalpine, 1998
Metopochetus (Scela) clarus Mcalpine, 1998
Metopochetus (Seva) bivittatus Macquart, 1846
Metopochetus (Seva) regius Mcalpine, 1998
Metopochetus (Veru) aitkeni Mcalpine, 1998
Mimegralla australica Hennig, 1935Stilt-legged Fly
Mimegralla brevicellulata Macquart, 1843
Mimegralla lyra Mcalpine, 1998
Taeniaptera trivittata Macquart, 1835Cretan bryony

Subnodes of Micropezidae with occurrences in East Australia
SubfamilyCalobatinae
Bigot, 1853
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEurybatinae
Mcalpine, 1975
3
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTaeniapterinae
Cresson, 1930
2
4
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