# Compsobata

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Genus of flies

Compsobata Compsobata nigricornis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Clade: Pancrustacea Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: Micropezidae Subfamily: Calobatinae Genus: Compsobata Czerny, 1930

***Compsobata*** is a genus of stilt-legged flies in the family [Micropezidae](/source/Micropezidae). There are at least 20 described species in *Compsobata*.[1][2][3][4]

## Species

These 20 species belong to the genus *Compsobata*:

- *[Compsobata borealis](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Compsobata_borealis&action=edit&redlink=1)* Ozerov, 1987 c g

- *[Compsobata caucasica](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Compsobata_caucasica&action=edit&redlink=1)* Ozerov, 1990 c g

- *[Compsobata cibaria](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Compsobata_cibaria&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Linnaeus, 1758) c g

- *[Compsobata columbiana](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Compsobata_columbiana&action=edit&redlink=1)* Merritt, 1976 i c g

- *[Compsobata dentigera](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Compsobata_dentigera&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Loew, 1854) c g

- *[Compsobata femoralis](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Compsobata_femoralis&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Meigen, 1826) c g

- *[Compsobata jamesi](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Compsobata_jamesi&action=edit&redlink=1)* Merritt, 1971 i c g

- *[Compsobata japonica](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Compsobata_japonica&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Hennig, 1938) c g

- *[Compsobata kennicotti](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Compsobata_kennicotti&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Banks, 1926) i c g

- *[Compsobata microfulcrum](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Compsobata_microfulcrum&action=edit&redlink=1)* (James, 1946) i c g

- *[Compsobata mima](/source/Compsobata_mima)* (Hennig, 1936) i c g b

- *[Compsobata nigricornis](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Compsobata_nigricornis&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Zetterstedt, 1838) c g

- *[Compsobata nitens](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Compsobata_nitens&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Loew, 1870) c g

- *[Compsobata nitidicollis](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Compsobata_nitidicollis&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Frey, 1947) c g

- *[Compsobata orientalis](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Compsobata_orientalis&action=edit&redlink=1)* Ozerov, 1987 c g

- *[Compsobata pallipes](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Compsobata_pallipes&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Say, 1823) i c g

- *[Compsobata sachalinensis](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Compsobata_sachalinensis&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Hennig, 1938) c g

- *[Compsobata schumanni](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Compsobata_schumanni&action=edit&redlink=1)* Soos, 1975 c g

- *[Compsobata silvicola](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Compsobata_silvicola&action=edit&redlink=1)* Ozerov, 1987 c g

- *[Compsobata univitta](/source/Compsobata_univitta)* (Walker, 1849) i c g b

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-itis_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-itis_1-1) ["*Compsobata* Report"](https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=142038). *Integrated Taxonomic Information System*. Retrieved 2018-04-12.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-catlife_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-catlife_2-1) ["Browse *Compsobata*"](http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/browse/tree/id/5f3c6ac3c97d3831408d03a7cebce184). *Catalogue of Life*. Retrieved 2018-04-12.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-gbif_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-gbif_3-1) ["*Compsobata*"](https://www.gbif.org/species/1677098). *GBIF*. Retrieved 2018-04-12.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bugref_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bugref_4-1) ["*Compsobata* Genus Information"](https://bugguide.net/node/view/288790). *BugGuide.net*. Retrieved 2018-04-12.

## Further reading

- McAlpine, J. F.; Petersen, B. V.; Shewell, G. E.; Teskey, H. J.; Vockeroth, J. R.; Wood, D. M., eds. (1987). [*Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume II*](http://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/9.817747/publication.html). Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-660-10731-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-660-10731-8).

## External links

- Media related to [Compsobata](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Compsobata) at Wikimedia Commons

Taxon identifiers Compsobata Wikidata: Q14717528 Wikispecies: Compsobata BOLD: 596945 BugGuide: 288790 EoL: 734710 GBIF: 1677098 iNaturalist: 367230 IRMNG: 1010504 ITIS: 142038 NCBI: 286452 Open Tree of Life: 281223

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