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Subfamily Taeniapterinae

Stilt-legged Fly - Grallipeza nebulosa Stilt-legged Flies - Rainieria antennaepes - male - female Tiny Wasp? - Taeniaptera trivittata Stilt-Legged Fly - Taeniaptera trivittata Stilt-legged Fly - Taeniaptera trivittata Stilt-legged Fly - Rainieria antennaepes - female Striped Stilt-legged Fly - Dorsal Wing  - Rainieria antennaepes - female Weymouth Woods Diptera ant mimic on Dulichium arundinacea 2023 2 - Taeniaptera
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
Numbers
the most diverse group in Micropezidae (Ferro et al. 2021), with 7 spp. in five genera north of Mexico; >200 species in Neotropical region
Range
predominantly Neotropical