Microphorites Explained

Microphorites is an extinct genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.^[1]

Species

• †Microphorites deploegi Nel, Perrichot, Daugeron & Néraudeau, 2004^[2] Charentese amber, France, Cenomanian
• †Microphorites erikai Bramuzzo & Nel, 2017^[3] Oise amber, France, Ypresian
• †Microphorites extinctus Hennig, 1971 Lebanese amber, Barremian
• †Microphorites magaliae Perrichot & Engel, 2014^[4] Vendée amber, France, Turonian
• †Microphorites moravicus Tkoč, Nel & Prokop, 2016^[5] Studlov amber, Czech Republic, Paleocene
• †Microphorites oculeus Grimaldi & Cumming, 1999 Lebanese amber, Barremian
• †Microphorites pouilloni Ngô-Muller & Nel in Ngô-Muller, Garrouste, Pouillon & Nel, 2020^[6] Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
• †Microphorites similis Grimaldi & Cumming, 1999^[7] Lebanese amber, Barremian
• †Microphorites utrillensis Peñalver in Arillo, Peñalver & Delclòs, 2008^[8] San Just amber, Escucha Formation, Spain, Albian

Notes and References

1. Shamshev . I. V. . Perkovsky . E. E. . A review of fossil taxa of Microphorinae (Diptera, Dolichopodidae sensu lato), with redescription of the Eocene genus Meghyperiella Meunier . 2022 . Zootaxa . 5150 . 3 . 411–427 . 10.11646/zootaxa.5150.3.6 . 249480881 .
2. André. Nel. Vincent. Perrichot. Christophe. Daugeron. Didier. Néraudeau. 2004. A new Microphorites in the Lower Cretaceous amber of the Southwest of France (Diptera: Dolichopodidae, "Microphorinae"). . Nouvelle Série . 40. 1. 23–29. 10.1080/00379271.2004.10697401. free.
3. Simone. Bramuzzo. André. Nel. 2017. Youngest representative of the extinct genus Microphorites in the Eocene amber of France (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Microphorinae). Zootaxa. 4231. 4. 590–594. 10.11646/zootaxa.4231.4.11. 28264410.
4. Vincent. Perrichot. Michael S.. Engel. 2014. Youngest Occurrence of the Genus Microphorites (Diptera: Dolichopodidae): A New Species in Late Cretaceous Vendean Amber. PDF. Paleontological Contributions. 10G. 30–33. 10.17161/PC.1808.15987. free.
5. Michal. Tkoč. André. Nel. Jakub. Prokop. 2016. Discovery of a new species of the Cretaceous genus Microphorites Hennig, 1971 (Diptera: Dolichopodidae s. lat.) in Paleogene amber from eastern Moravia (Czech Republic). Insect Systematics & Evolution. 47. 2. 181–193. 10.1163/1876312X-47022139.
6. Valerie. Ngô-Muller. Romain. Garrouste. Jean-Marc. Pouillon. André. Nel. 2020. A new species of the long-legged fly genus Microphorites in Burmese amber (Dolichopodidae: Microphorinae). Cretaceous Research. 107. Article 104284 . 10.1016/j.cretres.2019.104284. free.
7. Grimaldi. David A.. Cumming. Jeffrey Malcolm. 1999. Brachyceran Diptera in Cretaceous ambers and Mesozoic diversification of the Eremoneura. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 239. 1–124. 2246/1583. free.
8. Antonio. Arillo. Enrique. Peñalver. Xavier. Delclòs. 2008. Microphorites (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from the Lower Cretaceous amber of San Just (Spain), and the co-occurrence of two ceratopogonid species in Spanish amber deposits. Zootaxa. 1920. 29–40. 10.11646/zootaxa.1920.1.2.