Genus Taeniaptera

Taeniaptera trivittata ? - Taeniaptera trivittata

Stilt-legged Fly (Micropezidae) - Taeniaptera trivittata

Is this an ant? - Taeniaptera trivittata

Small Ant Like Wasp with White Tip Front Feet (Mating Pair) - Taeniaptera trivittata - male - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Acalyptratae")

Superfamily Nerioidea

Family Micropezidae (Stilt-legged Flies)

Subfamily Taeniapterinae

Genus Taeniaptera

Explanation of Names

Taeniaptera Macquart 1835

Numbers

2 spp. in our area, 4 total(1)

Range

neotropical group ranging into the US (north to CA-MI-NY)(2)(3)

Works Cited

1.	Molecular phylogeny of the Taeniapterini (Diptera: Micropezidae) using nuclear and mitochondrial DNA [...] Jackson M.D., Marshall S.A., Skevington J.H. 2015. Insect Systematics & Evolution.

2.	Manual of Nearctic Diptera Volume 2 Varies for each chapter; edited by J.F. McAlpine, B.V. Petersen, G.E. Shewell, H.J. Teskey, J.R. Vockeroth, D.M. Wood. 1987. Research Branch Agriculture Canada.

3.	Manual of Central American Diptera Brian V. Brown et al. 2009. NRC Research Press.

Contributed by Cotinis on 25 October, 2005 - 5:11am
Additional contributions by Vox Sciurorum, v belov, Chris Angell
Last updated 22 February, 2023 - 2:07pm

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