Metopia | |
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Metopia argyrocephala | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Sarcophagidae |
Subfamily: | Miltogramminae |
Genus: | Metopia Meigen, 1803 |
Metopia is a genus of satellite flies in the family Sarcophagidae. There are at least 50 described species in Metopia. [1] [2] [3] [4]
These 51 species belong to the genus Metopia:
Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [3] b = Bugguide.net [4]
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