Metopia

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Metopia
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Metopia argyrocephala
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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]

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Species

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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References

  1. 1 2 "Metopia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  2. 1 2 "Browse Metopia". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  3. 1 2 "Metopia". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  4. 1 2 "Metopia Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-04.

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