Leptometopa Explained

Leptometopa is a genus of freeloader flies in the family Milichiidae. There are about 19 described species in Leptometopa.

Species

These 19 species belong to the genus Leptometopa:

• Leptometopa aelleni Papp, 1978
• Leptometopa albipennis (Lamb, 1914)
• Leptometopa beardsleyi Hardy & Delfinado, 1980
• Leptometopa broersei Meijere, 1946
• Leptometopa coquilletti (Hendel, 1907)
• Leptometopa flaviceps (Enderlein, 1934)
• Leptometopa halteralis (Coquillett, 1900)
• Leptometopa kaszabi Papp, 1976
• Leptometopa lacteipennis (Hendel, 1913)
• Leptometopa latipes (Meigen, 1830)
• Leptometopa mallochi Sabrosky, 1989
• Leptometopa matilei Sabrosky, 1978
• Leptometopa mcclurei Sabrosky, 1964
• Leptometopa nilssoni Sabrosky, 1987
• Leptometopa niveipennis (Strobl, 1898)
• Leptometopa pacifica Papp, 1984
• Leptometopa pecki Papp, 1984
• Leptometopa rufifrons Becker, 1903
• Leptometopa veracildae Mello, Rodrigues & Lamas, 2007

Further reading

• Book: Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume II. 1987. McAlpine . J. F.. Petersen . B. V.. Shewell . G. E.. Teskey . H. J.. Vockeroth . J. R.. Wood . D. M.. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. 978-0-660-10731-8.