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Checklist for Family Micropezidae Illiger, 1798 (Stilt Flies)
and region New Guinea (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
397
4697
21747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
396
4696
21746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
381
4612
21406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3397
17247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
719
3431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
61
554
2113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
47
413
1580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
43
355
1391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
32
256
989
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nerioidea
Westwood, 1840
3
13
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMicropezidae
Illiger, 1798
Stilt Flies, Stilt-legged flies, Stilt-legged fly
9
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Guinea
9 Genera with 26 Species
Anaeropsis Bigot, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Calobata Meigen, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Cothornobata Czerny, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Grammicomyia Bigot, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Metopochetus Enderlein, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Micropeza Meigen, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Mimegralla Rondani, 18616SpeciesTaxom
Nestima Osten Sacken, 195211SpeciesTaxom
Papeza Mcalpine, 19751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Guinea
26 Species
Calobata coarctata Walker, 1861
Calobata plagiata Walker, 1861
Cothornobata viriata Enderlein, 1922
Grammicomyia funiculipes Enderlein, 1922
Grammicomyia halli Steyskal, 1952
Metopochetus perclusus Walker, 1864
Metopochetus tipuloides Walker, 1865
Micropeza forficuloides Walker, 1861
Mimegralla cedens Walker, 1856
Mimegralla contingens Walker, 1864
Mimegralla immiscens Walker, 1864
Mimegralla ledermanni Enderlein, 1922
Mimegralla sepsoides Walker, 1859
Mimegralla stabilis Walker, 1861
Nestima armillata Enderlein, 1922
Nestima buergersi Enderlein, 1922
Nestima flavifrons Bigot, 1886
Nestima fragilis Walker, 1856
Nestima nigriceps Meijere, 1913
Nestima petasibarba Enderlein, 1922
Nestima pleuralis Steyskal, 1952
Nestima polita Osten Sacken, 1881
Nestima prolixa Walker, 1861
Nestima tenuis Doleschall, 1858
Nestima viridinsula Steyskal, 1952
Papeza szentiavanyi Mcalpine, 1975

Subnodes of Micropezidae with occurrences in New Guinea
SubfamilyCalobatinae
Bigot, 1853
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEurybatinae
Mcalpine, 1975
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicopezinae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTaeniapterinae
Cresson, 1930
2
8
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