Metopia Explained

Metopia is a genus of satellite flies in the family Sarcophagidae. There are at least 50 described species in Metopia.

Species

These 51 species belong to the genus Metopia:

• M. albifrons (Linnaeus, 1761)

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• M. argentata Macquart, 1851

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• M. argyrocephala (Meigen, 1824)

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• M. aurigans Pape, 1987

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• M. auripulvera Chao & Zhang, 1988

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• M. benoiti Zumpt, 1961

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• M. biseriata (Macquart, 1851)

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• M. brasiliana (Townsend, 1929)

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• M. brincki Zumpt, 1959

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• M. campestris (Fallén, 1810)

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• M. convexinevris (Macquart, 1851)

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• M. crassarista Pape, 1986

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• M. cubitosetigera Pape, 1987

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• M. deficiens Villeneuve, 1936

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• M. fastuosa (Meigen, 1824)

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• M. flava Pape, 1987

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• M. frontalis (Latreille, 1802)

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• M. grandii Venturi, 1953

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• M. grisea (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)

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• M. hispidimana Pape, 1987

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• M. inermis Allen, 1926

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• M. italiana Pape, 1985

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• M. juquiana (Townsend, 1934)

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• M. krombeini Sabrosky, 1953

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• M. labiata (Fabricius, 1787)

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• M. lateralis (Macquart, 1848)

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• M. lateropili Allen, 1926

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• M. lucipeda Reinhard, 1961

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• M. malgache Zumpt, 1964

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• M. monunguis Pape, 1986

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• M. natalensis (Zumpt, 1961)

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• M. nudibasis (Malloch, 1930)

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• M. opaca Allen, 1926

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• M. palliceps (Bigot, 1881)

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• M. pauciseta Dodge, 1966

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• M. perpendicularis Wulp, 1890

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• M. pilosarista Pape, 1986

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• M. polita (Townsend, 1935)

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• M. pollenia Chao & Zhang, 1988

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• M. pulverulenta Pape, 1987

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• M. rubricornis (Macquart, 1851)

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• M. sauteri (Townsend, 1933)

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• M. sinensis Pape, 1986

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• M. sinipalpis Allen, 1926

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• M. sinuata (Macquart, 1851)

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• M. staegerii Rondani, 1859

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• M. suifenhoensis Fan, 1965

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• M. togashii Kurahashi, 2004

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• M. tshernovae Rohdendorf, 1955

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• M. yunnanica Chao & Zhang, 1988

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• M. zenigoi Kurahashi, 1970

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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.