Micropygus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is native to New Zealand, though the species Micropygus vagans is also found in the British Isles as an introduced species. The genus was originally named by Octave Parent in 1933. However, as the genus was not designated a type species, this name was unavailable until 1989, when Daniel J. Bickel and C. E. Dyte designated Micropygus bifenestratus as the type species.
Species There are 16 species included in the genus: Micropygus bifenestratus Parent, 1933 Micropygus bipunctatus Parent, 1933 Micropygus brevicornis Parent, 1933 Micropygus brevithorax Parent, 1933 Micropygus divergens Parent, 1933 Micropygus inornatus Parent, 1933 Micropygus lacustris Parent, 1933 Micropygus nigripes Parent, 1933 Micropygus puerulus Parent, 1933 Micropygus pulchellus Parent, 1933 Micropygus ripicola Parent, 1933 Micropygus serratus Parent, 1933 Micropygus striatus Parent, 1933 Micropygus tarsatus Parent, 1933 Micropygus transiens Parent, 1933 Micropygus vagans Parent, 1933
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