| Microphora | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Athericidae |
| Subfamily: | Athericinae |
| Genus: | Microphora Kröber, 1912 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Microphora angustifrons | |
| Synonyms | |
Microphora is a genus of flies in the family Athericidae.
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Superfamily Tabanoidea are insects in the order Diptera.
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Athericidae is a small family of flies known as water snipe flies or ibis flies. They used to be placed in the family Rhagionidae, but were removed by Stuckenberg in 1973. They are now known to be more closely related to Tabanidae. Species of Athericidae are found worldwide.
Thereva is a genus of flies from the family Therevidae commonly known as stiletto flies.
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