Metopochetus

Genus of flies

Metopochetus
Stilt Fly, a species of Metopochetus, family Micropezidae. ANSTO Buffer Zone Track, Lucas Heights, NSW Australia, April 2012.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Micropezidae
Subfamily: Eurybatinae
Genus: Metopochetus
Enderlein, 1922 [1]
Type species
Metopochetus ralumensis
Enderlein, 1922

Metopochetus is a genus of stilt-legged flies. Crus is a subgenus. Species within Metopochetus are:

  • Metopochetus aequalis
  • Metopochetus aitkeni
  • Metopochetus aper
  • Metopochetus bickeli
  • Metopochetus clarus
  • Metopochetus corax
  • Metopochetus curvus
  • Metopochetus freyi
  • Metopochetus impar
  • Metopochetus lugens
  • Metopochetus micidus
  • Metopochetus ralumenis
  • Metopochetus regius

References

  1. ^ Neal L. Evenhuis (August 28, 2009). "Family Micropezidae" (PDF). Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions. pp. 464–467.
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Metopochetus
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