<i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micropezidae" class="extiw" title="w:Micropezidae">Micropezidae</a></i> are a moderate-sized family of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acalyptratae" class="extiw" title="en:Acalyptratae">acalyptrate muscoid</a> flies in the insect order <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diptera" class="extiw" title="w:Diptera">Diptera</a>, comprising about 500 species in about 50 genera and 5 subfamilies worldwide. 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.
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