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039C87FDFF93FFE53AFEFB74FB7B49CA.text	039C87FDFF93FFE53AFEFB74FB7B49CA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Microphorites Hennig 1971	<div><p>Genus Microphorites Hennig, 1971</p><p>Type species: Microphorites extinctus Hennig, 1971 ( Lower Cretaceous, Lebanese amber).</p><p>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.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039C87FDFF93FFE53AFEFB74FB7B49CA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Zhang, Haoqiang;Han, Ye;Ren, Dong;Wang, Yongjie	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.text	039C87FDFF93FFE73AFEF9B7FAD94D13.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Microphorites complanipedis Zhang et Wang 2025	<div><p>Microphorites complanipedis Zhang et Wang sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 370A2996-B100-400B-8E1D-0DB2AEFF0B55</p><p>(Fig. 1)</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>Type horizon and locality. Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Northern Myanmar; lowermost Cenomanian, mid-Cretaceous (98.79 ± 0.62 Ma).</p><p>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.</p><p>Description. Male. Body length 1.82−2.05 mm (Fig. 1A–C). Head (Fig. 1D). 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.</p><p>Thorax (Fig. 1B, 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.</p><p>Wing (Fig. 1E, 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.</p><p>Legs (Fig. 1G, 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.</p><p>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. 1I). 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.</p><p>Female. Unknown.</p><p>Remarks. The new species is assigned to Microphorites based on the generic diagnosis provided by Grimaldi &amp; 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.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039C87FDFF93FFE73AFEF9B7FAD94D13	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Zhang, Haoqiang;Han, Ye;Ren, Dong;Wang, Yongjie	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.text	039C87FDFF91FFE03AFEFE0CFD8F4EBB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Microphorites curtipedis Zhang et Wang 2025	<div><p>Microphorites curtipedis Zhang et Wang sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: E36D749B-0DDD-481D-B927-787FF6C7A891</p><p>(Fig. 2)</p><p>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.</p><p>Type material. HOLOTYPE ♂: CNU-DIB-MA- 2015153.</p><p>Locality and horizon. Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Northern Myanmar; lowermost Cenomanian, mid-Cretaceous (98.79 ± 0.62 Ma).</p><p>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.</p><p>Description. Male. Body length 2.86 mm (Fig. 2A). Head (Fig. 2B). 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.</p><p>Thorax (Fig. 2A). 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.</p><p>Wing (Fig. 2B, 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.</p><p>Legs (Fig. 2D, 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.</p><p>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. 2F). 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.</p><p>Female. Unknown.</p><p>Remarks. Compared to other species of Microphorites, the new species is easily distinguished by the shortened and dilated hind tarsomeres I−V.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039C87FDFF91FFE03AFEFE0CFD8F4EBB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Zhang, Haoqiang;Han, Ye;Ren, Dong;Wang, Yongjie	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.text	039C87FDFF96FFE03AFEFCACFCC94B8F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Microphorites hamataculeus Zhang et Wang 2025	<div><p>Microphorites hamataculeus Zhang et Wang sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 404C5C3A-02CC-4B3E-A6FC-834E28087FDC</p><p>(Fig. 3)</p><p>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.</p><p>Type material. HOLOTYPE ♂: CNU-DIB-MA- 2015155.</p><p>Locality and horizon. Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Northern Myanmar; lowermost Cenomanian, mid-Cretaceous (98.79 ± 0.62 Ma).</p><p>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.</p><p>Description. Male. Body length ca. 1.82 mm (Fig. 3A). Head (Fig. 3B). 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.</p><p>Thorax (Fig. 3A). 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.</p><p>Wing (Fig. 3C, 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.</p><p>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. 3E) 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.</p><p>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. 3F). 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.</p><p>Female. Unknown.</p><p>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.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039C87FDFF96FFE03AFEFCACFCC94B8F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Zhang, Haoqiang;Han, Ye;Ren, Dong;Wang, Yongjie	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
039C87FDFF94FFE23AFEFF2DFA174F2F.text	039C87FDFF94FFE23AFEFF2DFA174F2F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Microphorites Hennig 1971	<div><p>Key to species of Microphorites</p><p>1 Pterostigma present................................................................................... 2</p><p>- Pterostigma absent.................................................................................... 3</p><p>2 Length of cell bm nearly equal to cell cua........................................... M. erikai Bramuzzo &amp; Nel</p><p>- Length of cell bm longer than cell cua........................................ M. moravicus Tkoc ̌, Nel &amp; Prokop</p><p>3 Length of stylus longer than postpedicel................................................................... 4</p><p>- Length of stylus shorter than or equal to postpedicel....................................... M. utrillensis Peñalver</p><p>4 Vein C ending at R 4+5 .................................................................................. 5</p><p>- Vein C beyond R 4+5................................................................................... 6</p><p>5 Postpedicel 2x longer than basal width........................................ M. oculeus Grimaldi &amp; Cumming</p><p>- Postpedicel 1.7x longer than basal width, drop-shaped............................ M. similis Grimaldi &amp; Cumming</p><p>6 Crossvein dm-m arched................................................................ M. extinctus Hennig</p><p>- Crossvein dm-m straight............................................................................... 7</p><p>7 Crossvein m-cu at the middle of cell cua........................................ M. magaliae Perrichot &amp; Engel</p><p>- Crossvein m-cu at the apex of cell cua.................................................................... 8</p><p>8 Male leg unmodified.................................................................................. 9</p><p>- Male leg modified................................................................................... 10</p><p>9 Stylus 3.8x longer than postpedicel............................................. M. pouilloni Ngô-Muller &amp; Nel</p><p>- Stylus 2x longer than postpedicel............................. M. deploegi Nel, Perrichot, Daugeron &amp; Néraudeau</p><p>10 Male fore leg modified............................................. M. complanipedis Zhang &amp; Wang sp. nov.</p><p>- Male fore leg unmodified............................................................................. 11</p><p>11 Male mid leg unmodified............................................ M. hamataculeus Zhang &amp; Wang sp. nov.</p><p>- Male mid leg modified................................................. M. curtipedis Zhang &amp; Wang sp. nov.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039C87FDFF94FFE23AFEFF2DFA174F2F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Zhang, Haoqiang;Han, Ye;Ren, Dong;Wang, Yongjie	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
