Micropeza Meigen, 1803

Kim, Wonwoong, Weele, Ruud Van Der & Lee, Seunghwan, 2022, New records of Micropezidae (Diptera, Acalyptratae) from South Korea, with description of a new species of Rainieria Rondani, Zootaxa 5178 (1), pp. 26-40 : 27

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5178.1.2
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7025176
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scientific name	Micropeza Meigen, 1803
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Genus Micropeza Meigen, 1803 View in CoL View at ENA

Micropeza Meigen, 1803: 276 View in CoL .

Type species: Musca corrigiolata Linnaeus, 1767

Diagnosis. Micropeza in East Asia can be recognized by the following characteristics: Slender, gracile Micropezidae (~ 7mm); head conoid, triangular in lateral view; fronto-orbital bristles absent; katepisternum with long bristles ventrally; wing hyaline without any markings, without crossvein bm-cu; middle and hind tibia with rows of sparsely distributed short, erect dorsal bristles.

Distribution and diversity. This genus is distributed worldwide, and contains 92 known species. There are 20 species currently recognized in the Palearctic region.

Remarks. Larvae of Micropeza corrigiolata (Linnaeus) are known to develop from legume root nodules ( Müller, 1957)

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Diptera
Family	Micropezidae
SubFamily	Micropezinae