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| Stilt Fly, a species of Metopochetus, family Micropezidae. ANSTO Buffer Zone Track, Lucas Heights, NSW Australia, April 2012. | |
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| Genus: | Metopochetus |
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| Metopochetus ralumensis Enderlein, 1922 | |
Metopochetus is a genus of stilt-legged flies. Crus is a subgenus. Species within Metopochetus are:
The Micropezidae are a moderate-sized family of acalyptrate muscoid flies in the insect order Diptera, comprising about 500 species in about 50 genera and five subfamilies worldwide,. They are most diverse in tropical and subtropical habitats, especially in the Neotropical Region.
Badisis is a stilt-legged fly genus with only one known species, Badisis ambulans. This is a wingless, haltere-less fly with an ant-like appearance. It is only found in the Southwest Australian bioregion of Western Australia. Dependent on the rare Albany Pitcher Plant for its development, this fly is also a rare species.
Crus can refer to:
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