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Metopininae
The Metopininae are the largest subfamily of flies in the family Phoridae, largely due to the inclusion of the extremely species-rich genus Megaselia. Members of this subfamily are widespread and common, with species such as Megaselia scalaris being particularly ubiquitous
19 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first
Megaselia
genusMegaselia
Phalacrotophora
genusPhalacrotophora
Metopinini
tribeMetopinini
Gymnophora
genusGymnophora
Puliciphora
genusPuliciphora
Millipede Killer
genusMyriophora
Ant-Decapitating Flies
genusPseudacteon
Metopina
genusMetopina
Melaloncha
genusMelaloncha
Xanionotum
genusXanionotum
Lecanocerus
genusLecanocerus
Beckerinini
tribeBeckerinini
Trucidophora
genusTrucidophora
Dahliphora
genusDahliphora
Menozziola
genusMenozziola
Microselia
genusMicroselia
Plectanocnema
genusPlectanocnema
Veruanus
genusVeruanus
Woodiphora
genusWoodiphora
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 568913.