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Checklist for Family Micropezidae Illiger, 1798 (Stilt Flies)
and region Windward Islands (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2533
4360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
353
2531
4358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
345
2499
4310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
233
1995
3533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
56
432
849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
40
296
524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
30
202
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
27
162
229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
21
111
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nerioidea
Westwood, 1840
2
9
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMicropezidae
Illiger, 1798
Stilt Flies, Stilt-legged flies, Stilt-legged fly
7
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Windward Islands
7 Genera with 12 Species
Calobata Meigen, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Grallipeza Rondani, 19264SpeciesTaxom
Grallomyia1SpeciesTaxom
Scipopus Enderlein, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Sitomyia1SpeciesTaxom
Systellapha Enderlein, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Taeniaptera Macquart, 18431SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Windward Islands
12 Species
Calobata angulata Loew, 1866
Calobata platycnema Loew, 1866
Grallipeza footei Cresson, 1926
Grallipeza mellea Williston, 1896
Grallipeza placidoides Cresson, 1926
Grallipeza spinuliger Cresson, 1926
Grallomyia dilator
Scipopus melandeurus
Scipopus melaneuris Cresson, 1926
Sitomyia footei
Systellapha spinuliger Cresson, 1926
Taeniaptera tibialis Macquart, 1843

Subnodes of Micropezidae with occurrences in Windward Islands
SubfamilyCalobatinae
Bigot, 1853
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTaeniapterinae
Cresson, 1930
2
5
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