Microchrysotus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae from Mexico.[1] The genus belongs to the "micro-dolichopodids", an informal group of genera from the New World which have a body length of 1 mm or less. The genus was originally assigned to the subfamily Medeterinae, but more recently its placement in the subfamily is considered uncertain.[2]

Microchrysotus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Medeterinae (?)
Genus: Microchrysotus
Robinson, 1964[1]
Type species
Microchrysotus mirabilis

Species

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Robinson, H. E. (1964). "Two new genera of Dolichopodidae from Mexico (Diptera)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 66: 242–252.
  2. ^ Runyon, Justin B; Robinson, Harold (2010). "Hurleyella, a new genus of Nearctic Dolichopodidae (Diptera)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2400: 57–65. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2400.1.6. Retrieved 23 August 2016.