taxonID	type	description	language	source
039C87FDFF93FFE53AFEFB74FB7B49CA.taxon	type_taxon	Type species: Microphorites extinctus Hennig, 1971 (Lower Cretaceous, Lebanese amber).	en	Zhang, Haoqiang, Han, Ye, Ren, Dong, Wang, Yongjie (2025): Three new species of Microphorites (Diptera: Dolichopodidae sensu lato: Microphorinae) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Zootaxa 5661 (1): 108-116, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5
039C87FDFF93FFE53AFEFB74FB7B49CA.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Eyes bare; antennae located near the middle of anterior margins of the eyes; arista 2 - articled. Crossvein bm-m complete; anal lobe not right-angled. Male terminalia rotated and lateroflexed to the right. Female without acanthophorites on tergite 10; female cercus heavily sclerotized, held horizontally, with short setae.	en	Zhang, Haoqiang, Han, Ye, Ren, Dong, Wang, Yongjie (2025): Three new species of Microphorites (Diptera: Dolichopodidae sensu lato: Microphorinae) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Zootaxa 5661 (1): 108-116, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5
039C87FDFF93FFE73AFEF9B7FAD94D13.taxon	conservation	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: 370 A 2996 - B 100 - 400 B- 8 E 1 D- 0 DB 2 AEFF 0 B 55	en	Zhang, Haoqiang, Han, Ye, Ren, Dong, Wang, Yongjie (2025): Three new species of Microphorites (Diptera: Dolichopodidae sensu lato: Microphorinae) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Zootaxa 5661 (1): 108-116, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5
039C87FDFF93FFE73AFEF9B7FAD94D13.taxon	description	(Fig. 1)	en	Zhang, Haoqiang, Han, Ye, Ren, Dong, Wang, Yongjie (2025): Three new species of Microphorites (Diptera: Dolichopodidae sensu lato: Microphorinae) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Zootaxa 5661 (1): 108-116, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5
039C87FDFF93FFE73AFEF9B7FAD94D13.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the combination of Latin prefix “ complan - ” (meaning flattened) and “ - pedis ” (meaning leg) in reference to the inflated fore tarsomeres II−V.	en	Zhang, Haoqiang, Han, Ye, Ren, Dong, Wang, Yongjie (2025): Three new species of Microphorites (Diptera: Dolichopodidae sensu lato: Microphorinae) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Zootaxa 5661 (1): 108-116, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5
039C87FDFF93FFE73AFEF9B7FAD94D13.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE ♂: CNU-DIB-MA- 2015147. PARATYPES: 2 ♂, CNU-DIB-MA- 2015148, CNU-DIB-MA- 2015149. The three type specimens are preserved in a single piece of amber. Type horizon and locality. Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Northern Myanmar; lowermost Cenomanian, mid-Cretaceous (98.79 ± 0.62 Ma).	en	Zhang, Haoqiang, Han, Ye, Ren, Dong, Wang, Yongjie (2025): Three new species of Microphorites (Diptera: Dolichopodidae sensu lato: Microphorinae) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Zootaxa 5661 (1): 108-116, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5
039C87FDFF93FFE73AFEF9B7FAD94D13.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Arista-like stylus long, about 4 times as long as postpedicel. C ending between R 4 + 5 and M 1; Sc complete. Foreleg modified, mid and hind legs unmodified; fore tarsomeres II−V distinctly flattened and broad.	en	Zhang, Haoqiang, Han, Ye, Ren, Dong, Wang, Yongjie (2025): Three new species of Microphorites (Diptera: Dolichopodidae sensu lato: Microphorinae) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Zootaxa 5661 (1): 108-116, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5
039C87FDFF93FFE73AFEF9B7FAD94D13.taxon	description	Description. Male. Body length 1.82 − 2.05 mm (Fig. 1 A – C). Head (Fig. 1 D). Eyes large, holoptic; ocellar tubercle with pair of long ocellar setae. Occiput with numerous scattered stout setae. Antenna at middle of head; scape columnar; pedicel subglobular, with ring of stout setae; postpedicel subtriangular; arista-like stylus 2 - segmented; second segment stylus elongated. Proboscis retracted; palpus rod-like, with one apical seta. Thorax (Fig. 1 B, C). Mesonotum distinctly arched; covered with numerous strong setae. Acrostichal setae short, biserial; dorsocentral setae uniserial, longer than acrostichal setae, ending at one prescutellar seta; 1 postpronotal seta; 2 notopleural setae; 1 postalar seta. Scutellum arched, thickened, with two pairs of scutellar setae. Wing (Fig. 1 E, F). Length 1.8 – 2.01 mm. C ending between R 4 + 5 and M 1. Sc ending at proximal half of wing. R 1 reaching to C at 2 / 3 of wing; R 2 + 3 and R 4 + 5 unbranched. Crossvein r-m located at base of cell dm (ca. 1 / 4 of cell dm); cell br narrow, shorter than cell dm; cell bm approximately equal in length to cell cua; cell dm long (ca. 0.57 mm), cell dm emitting three veins (M 1, M 2 and M 4). Cell cua closed. Crossvein m-cu meeting vein CuA at apex of cell cua; crossvein bm-m complete. Anal lobe not developed; alula weakly developed, with row of setae along margin. Legs (Fig. 1 G, H). Fore coxa with row of long setae; fore femur slightly swollen; fore tarsomere I longer than total length of tarsomeres II−V, tarsomeres II−V expanded. Mid tarsomere I slightly swollen on distal half. Hind femur with two rows of long setae on both sides; tibia with row of long setae at outer side. Abdomen. Segments 1 – 5 approximately equal in length. Tergum with long posteromarginal setae; tergite 7 without setae, sternite 7 with long anterior setae. Sternite 8 with 6 long spine-like posterior setae. Male terminalia (Fig. 1 I). Symmetrical, rotated about 45 − 90 °; cerci long, rod-like covered with long setae; epandrium subrectangular in lateral view; surstylus slender, apical, perpendicular to epandrium; hypandrium strap-like, broad at base, hypandrial prolongation strongly curved dorsad. Female. Unknown.	en	Zhang, Haoqiang, Han, Ye, Ren, Dong, Wang, Yongjie (2025): Three new species of Microphorites (Diptera: Dolichopodidae sensu lato: Microphorinae) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Zootaxa 5661 (1): 108-116, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5
039C87FDFF93FFE73AFEF9B7FAD94D13.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The new species is assigned to Microphorites based on the generic diagnosis provided by Grimaldi & Cumming (1999) based on Hennig (1971) and supplemented by Nel et al. (2004). It is distinct from the known species of Microphorites owing to its expanded fore tarsomeres II−V that are generally unmodified in other species.	en	Zhang, Haoqiang, Han, Ye, Ren, Dong, Wang, Yongjie (2025): Three new species of Microphorites (Diptera: Dolichopodidae sensu lato: Microphorinae) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Zootaxa 5661 (1): 108-116, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5
039C87FDFF91FFE03AFEFE0CFD8F4EBB.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: E 36 D 749 B- 0 DDD- 481 D-B 927 - 787 FF 6 C 7 A 891 (Fig. 2)	en	Zhang, Haoqiang, Han, Ye, Ren, Dong, Wang, Yongjie (2025): Three new species of Microphorites (Diptera: Dolichopodidae sensu lato: Microphorinae) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Zootaxa 5661 (1): 108-116, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5
039C87FDFF91FFE03AFEFE0CFD8F4EBB.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the combination of Latin prefix “ curt- ” (meaning short, curtate) and “ - pedis ” (meaning leg) in reference to the shortened hind tarsus.	en	Zhang, Haoqiang, Han, Ye, Ren, Dong, Wang, Yongjie (2025): Three new species of Microphorites (Diptera: Dolichopodidae sensu lato: Microphorinae) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Zootaxa 5661 (1): 108-116, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5
039C87FDFF91FFE03AFEFE0CFD8F4EBB.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE ♂: CNU-DIB-MA- 2015153. Locality and horizon. Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Northern Myanmar; lowermost Cenomanian, mid-Cretaceous (98.79 ± 0.62 Ma).	en	Zhang, Haoqiang, Han, Ye, Ren, Dong, Wang, Yongjie (2025): Three new species of Microphorites (Diptera: Dolichopodidae sensu lato: Microphorinae) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Zootaxa 5661 (1): 108-116, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5
039C87FDFF91FFE03AFEFE0CFD8F4EBB.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Arista-like stylus, about 2 times as long as postpedicel. C ending at R 4 + 5; Sc termination close to C but not reaching the margin. Foreleg unmodified; mid tibia slightly curved and expanded in middle; hind tarsomeres I−V distinctly shortened and dilated.	en	Zhang, Haoqiang, Han, Ye, Ren, Dong, Wang, Yongjie (2025): Three new species of Microphorites (Diptera: Dolichopodidae sensu lato: Microphorinae) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Zootaxa 5661 (1): 108-116, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5
039C87FDFF91FFE03AFEFE0CFD8F4EBB.taxon	description	Description. Male. Body length 2.86 mm (Fig. 2 A). Head (Fig. 2 B). Eyes large, holoptic; ocelli not visible. Scape subequal in length to pedicel; pedicel subspheroid; postpedicel subtriangular; arista-like stylus two-segmented. Proboscis retracted; palpus rod-like, with dense setae; labellum with marginal setae. Thorax (Fig. 2 A). Mesoscutum distinctly arched, covered by dense, stout setae. Acrostichal and dorsocentral setae biserial; dorsocentral setae ending at one prescutellar seta. Scutellum thickened, subtriangular, with two pairs of scutellar setae. Wing (Fig. 2 B, C). Length 1.76 mm. Crossvein h oblique. Sc feeble distally, not reaching C. R 1 reaching C at 2 / 3 of wing; R 2 + 3 and R 4 + 5 unbranched. Crossvein r-m situated at basal 1 / 5 of cell dm; cell dm slightly deformed, emitting three veins (M 1, M 2 and M 4); crossvein dm-m straight, perpendicular to M 4; cell cua closed, rounded apically. Anal lobe and alula not visible. Legs (Fig. 2 D, E). Fore femur (0.61 mm) subequal in length to fore tibia; fore tibia with row of dorsal setae. Hind femur (0.69 mm) thick, with two rows of evenly spaced, long lateral setae; hind tarsus significantly shorter and thicker than mid and fore tarsus, hind tarsomere I approximately equal in length to length of tarsomeres II−V combined. Abdomen. Segments 1 − 4 broad and thick, sternum with long posteromarginal setae; segments 5 − 7 progressively narrowed; segment 8 with 10 long, spine-like setae on posterior margin of sternite 8. Male terminalia (Fig. 2 F). Symmetrical, rotated about 45 − 90 °; part of cercus visible, covered with long setae; epandrial lamella suboval (in lateral view), with long marginal setae; surstylus slender, apical; hypandrium long, strap-like, broad at base, hypandrial prolongation curved dorsad. Female. Unknown.	en	Zhang, Haoqiang, Han, Ye, Ren, Dong, Wang, Yongjie (2025): Three new species of Microphorites (Diptera: Dolichopodidae sensu lato: Microphorinae) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Zootaxa 5661 (1): 108-116, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5
039C87FDFF91FFE03AFEFE0CFD8F4EBB.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Compared to other species of Microphorites, the new species is easily distinguished by the shortened and dilated hind tarsomeres I−V.	en	Zhang, Haoqiang, Han, Ye, Ren, Dong, Wang, Yongjie (2025): Three new species of Microphorites (Diptera: Dolichopodidae sensu lato: Microphorinae) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Zootaxa 5661 (1): 108-116, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5
039C87FDFF96FFE03AFEFCACFCC94B8F.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: 404 C 5 C 3 A- 02 CC- 4 B 3 E-A 6 FC- 834 E 28087 FDC (Fig. 3)	en	Zhang, Haoqiang, Han, Ye, Ren, Dong, Wang, Yongjie (2025): Three new species of Microphorites (Diptera: Dolichopodidae sensu lato: Microphorinae) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Zootaxa 5661 (1): 108-116, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5
039C87FDFF96FFE03AFEFCACFCC94B8F.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the combination of Latin prefix “ hamat- ” (meaning hooked) and “ aculeus ” (meaning spinose) in reference to the two stout, hooked spines on the distal end of the hind tibia.	en	Zhang, Haoqiang, Han, Ye, Ren, Dong, Wang, Yongjie (2025): Three new species of Microphorites (Diptera: Dolichopodidae sensu lato: Microphorinae) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Zootaxa 5661 (1): 108-116, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5
039C87FDFF96FFE03AFEFCACFCC94B8F.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE ♂: CNU-DIB-MA- 2015155. Locality and horizon. Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Northern Myanmar; lowermost Cenomanian, mid-Cretaceous (98.79 ± 0.62 Ma).	en	Zhang, Haoqiang, Han, Ye, Ren, Dong, Wang, Yongjie (2025): Three new species of Microphorites (Diptera: Dolichopodidae sensu lato: Microphorinae) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Zootaxa 5661 (1): 108-116, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5
039C87FDFF96FFE03AFEFCACFCC94B8F.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Postpedicel subtriangular; arista-like stylus about 2 times as long as postpedicel. C ending between R 4 + 5 and M 1; Sc incomplete, and feeble distad. Fore and mid legs unmodified; hind tibia protruding into finger-like process distally, extending to 1 / 3 of tarsomere I, equipped with two apical hook-like spines.	en	Zhang, Haoqiang, Han, Ye, Ren, Dong, Wang, Yongjie (2025): Three new species of Microphorites (Diptera: Dolichopodidae sensu lato: Microphorinae) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Zootaxa 5661 (1): 108-116, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5
039C87FDFF96FFE03AFEFCACFCC94B8F.taxon	description	Description. Male. Body length ca. 1.82 mm (Fig. 3 A). Head (Fig. 3 B). Eyes large, holoptic; ocellar tubercle slightly raised, with 2 long ocellar setae. Scape cylindrical, slightly longer than pedicel; pedicel subglobular, with 2 stout dorsal setae; postpedicel (0.18 mm) covered with numerous small setae; arista-like stylus two-segmented (ca. two times as long as postpedicel). Proboscis protruded, palpus rod-like, with spine-like apical seta. Thorax (Fig. 3 A). Mesoscutum slightly arched; acrostichal and dorsocentral setae short and biserial, ending at one prescutellar setae; 1 postalar seta; 1 postpronotal seta; 3 long, strong notopleural setae. Scutellum subtrapezoidal, with 2 marginal setae. Wing (Fig. 3 C, D). Length 1.66 mm, width 0.71 mm. C terminating at R 4 + 5. Sc incomplete, feeble distally. R 1 ending at approximately 2 / 3 length of wing; R 2 + 3 and R 4 + 5 unbranched. Crossvein r-m at 1 / 4 of cell dm; cell br narrow; cell bm small, subequal in length to cell cua; cell dm long and wide, emitting three veins (M 1, M 2 and M 4). M 4 approximately parallel to M 2; crossvein bm-m complete; crossvein dm-m straight; cell cua closed, rounded apically with CuA curved; crossvein m-cu short, oblique, beyond apex of cell cua. Anal lobe and alula not visible. Legs. Fore femur with row of stout, erect dorsal setae; fore tibia with two rows of short, spine-like dorsal setae; fore tarsus with row of stout setae. Mid femur with cluster of spine-like subapical setae; mid tibia with three long, distal spine-like setae. Hind femur (Fig. 3 E) covered with dense irregularly long setae; tarsomere I slightly shorter than total length of tarsomeres II−V combined, with cluster of short, spine-like setae on basal third. Abdomen. Segments 1 − 5 gradually narrowed, tergum and sternum with long marginal setae; sternite 6 − 7 with long marginal setae; sternite 8 with numerous long setae. Male terminalia (Fig. 3 F). Symmetrical, rotated about 45 − 90 °; cerci terminal visible, covered with dense micro-setae; epandrium subrectangular in lateral view; surstylus perpendicular to epandrium; hypandrium long, broad at base, hypandrial prolongation curved dorsad. Female. Unknown.	en	Zhang, Haoqiang, Han, Ye, Ren, Dong, Wang, Yongjie (2025): Three new species of Microphorites (Diptera: Dolichopodidae sensu lato: Microphorinae) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Zootaxa 5661 (1): 108-116, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5
039C87FDFF96FFE03AFEFCACFCC94B8F.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Compared to other species of Microphorites, M. hamataculeus sp. nov. is primarily characterized by the presence of a specialized apical process on the hind tibia.	en	Zhang, Haoqiang, Han, Ye, Ren, Dong, Wang, Yongjie (2025): Three new species of Microphorites (Diptera: Dolichopodidae sensu lato: Microphorinae) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Zootaxa 5661 (1): 108-116, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5661.1.5
