▁was ▁first ▁described ▁by ▁Pierre ▁André ▁L atre ille ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 4 . ▁ ▁Species ▁ ▁it ▁contains ▁six ▁species ▁and ▁one ▁sub species , ▁all ▁with ▁a ▁p ala ear ctic ▁distribution ▁except ▁M . ▁dar ling i , ▁en demic ▁to ▁South ▁Africa : ▁Mic rom m ata ▁al j ib ica ▁U ron es , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁– ▁Spain ▁Mic rom m ata ▁a rag on ensis ▁U ron es , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁– ▁Spain ▁Mic rom m ata ▁dar ling i ▁P oc ock , ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁– ▁South ▁Africa ▁Mic rom m ata ▁form osa ▁P aves i , ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁– ▁Al ger ia ▁to ▁Israel ▁Mic rom m ata ▁lig ur ina ▁( C . ▁L . ▁Koch , ▁ 1 8 4 5 ) ▁– ▁Mediter rane an ▁to ▁Central ▁Asia ▁Mic rom m ata ▁v ires c ens ▁( C ler ck , ▁ 1 7 5 7 ) ▁( type ) ▁– ▁Europe , ▁Turkey , ▁C au cas us , ▁Russia ▁( Europe ▁to ▁Far ▁East ), ▁Iran , ▁Central ▁Asia , ▁China , ▁Korea , ▁Japan ▁Mic rom m ata ▁v . ▁orn ata ▁( W al ck ena er , ▁ 1 8 0 2 ) ▁– ▁Europe , ▁Sy ria , ▁Israel ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁S par ass idae ▁species ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : A rane om or pha e