Micropezidae {family} - Arthropoda; Insecta; Diptera;

The Micropezidae are a moderate-sized family of acalyptrate muscoid flies in the insect order Diptera, comprising about 500 species in about 50 genera and five subfamilies worldwide, (except New Zealand and Macquarie Island). They are most diverse in tropical and subtropical habitats, especially in the Neotropical Region. Insects in this family are commonly called stilt-legged flies, after their characteristically long legs. The fore legs are markedly smaller than the other pairs. Mostly, they are long-bodied, often black flies, usually with infuscated (darkened) wings. Wings are reduced in the genera Calycopteryx and entirely absent in the ant-like Badisis ambulans. full article at Wikipedia

Specimen Records:	7,190	Public Records:	3,395
Specimens with Sequences:	7,678	Public Species:	203
Specimens with Barcodes:	6,560	Public BINs:	442
Species:	300
Species With Barcodes:	251
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Costa Rica 2048 Netherlands 106 Brazil 41 Peru 1088 Bolivia 98 Australia 40 Argentina 536 Trinidad and Tobago 98 Bangladesh 37 Norway 382 Germany 83 Portugal 30 Canada 231 Panama 54 Malaysia 27 Ecuador 193 United States 53 Pakistan 25 Colombia 115 Mexico 46