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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
782
15067
62702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
777
15046
62673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
739
14833
62018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
479
12088
52316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
130
2457
13123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
96
1842
9744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
73
1232
5643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
69
1029
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
53
497
2274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nerioidea
Westwood, 1840
3
16
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMicropezidae
Illiger, 1798
Stilt Flies, Stilt-legged flies, Stilt-legged fly
13
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West USA
13 Genera with 28 Species
Calobata Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Cnodacophara
0SpeciesTaxom
Cnodacophora Czerny, 19763SpeciesTaxom
Compsobata Czerny, 18497SpeciesTaxom
Grallipeza Rondani, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Metasphen Frey, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Micropeza Meigen, 19718SpeciesTaxom
Plocoscelus Enderlein, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Poecilotylus Hennig, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Ptilosphen Enderlein, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Rainieria Rondani, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Scipopus Enderlein, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Taeniaptera Macquart, 19023SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West USA
28 Species
Cnodacophora immaculata Merritt & Pe..., 1976
Cnodacophora nasoni Cresson, 1914
Cnodacophora subarctica Merritt & Pe..., 1976
Compsobata columbiana Merritt & Pe..., 1976
Compsobata jamesi Merritt, 1971
Compsobata kennicotti Banks, 1926
Compsobata microfulcrum James, 1946
Compsobata mima Hennig, 1936
Compsobata pallipes Say, 1823
Compsobata univitta Walker, 1849
Metasphen gilvimana Cresson, 192..., 1926
Micropeza ambigua Cresson, 1908
Micropeza californica Van Duzee, 1926Parish's yampah
Micropeza lineata Van Duzee, 1926Parish's yampah
Micropeza ruficeps Wulp, 1897Inland gilia
Micropeza setaventris Cresson, 1938
Micropeza stigmatica Wulp, 1897Inland gilia
Micropeza turcana Townsend, 1893Boykin's milkwort
Micropeza unca Merritt, 1971
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 trivittata Macquart, 1835Cretan bryony
Taeniaptera vittipennis Coquillett, 1902

Subnodes of Micropezidae with occurrences in West USA
SubfamilyCalobatinae
Bigot, 1853
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicopezinae
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTaeniapterinae
Cresson, 1930
3
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