MICROPEZIDAE
(stilt flies)

MICROPEZIDAE (stilt flies) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

MICROPEZIDAE (stilt flies) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Neria
a genus of stilt flies
Genus 1 subtaxa 2 references
Rainieria calceata
a stilt fly
Species 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyMICROPEZIDAE (stilt flies)
SuperfamilyNERIOIDEA (stilt flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Acalyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for MICROPEZIDAE (stilt flies)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Collin, J.E. 1945 British Micropezidae Entomologist’s Record and journal of variation Vol 52: 115-119.

MICROPEZIDAE (stilt flies) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to MICROPEZIDAE (stilt flies):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 50 images of MICROPEZIDAE (stilt flies)

Stilt Flies are a small family of distinctive-looking flies with narrow bodies and long legs. They are found walking rather hesitantly over leaves and branches in damp places. Although the family is easy recognised, the individual species can look rather similar and need microscopic examination to distinguish.

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