The Metopininae are a subfamily of

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in the family

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Taxonomy

Tribe: Beckerinini *'' Beckerina'' Malloch, 1910 Tribe: Metopinini Peterson 1987 *'' Acanthophorides'' Borgmeier, 1924 *'' Acontistoptera'' Brues, 1902 *'' Apocephalus'' Coquillett, 1901 *'' Auxanommatidia'' Borgmeier, 1924 *'' Cataclinusa''

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, 1927 *'' Chonocephalus'' Wandolleck, 1898 *'' Commoptera'' Brues, 1901 *'' Cremersia''

, 1924 *'' Dacnophora'' Borgmeier, 1961 *'' Diocophora'' Borgmeier, 1959 *'' Ecitomyia'' Brues, 1901 *'' Ecitoptera'' Borgmeier &

, 1923 *'' Gymnophora'' Macquart, 1835 *'' Kerophora'' Brown, 1988 *'' Lecanocerus'' Borgmeier, 1962 *'' Megaselia'' Rondani, 1856 *'' Melaloncha'' Brues, 1903 *'' Menozziola''

, 1927 *'' Metopina'' Macquart, 1835 *'' Microselia''

, 1934 *'' Myrmosicarius'' Borgmeier, 1928 *'' Neodohrniphora'' Malloch, 1914 *'' Pericyclocera''

, 1927 *'' Phalacrotophora'' Enderlein, 1912 *'' Phymatopterella'' Brues, 1933 *'' Physoptera'' Borgmeier, 1958 *''

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'' Coquillett, 1907 *'' Puliciphora'' Dahl, 1897 *'' Rhyncophoromyia'' Malloch, 1923 *'' Stenophorina'' Borgmeier, 1963 *'' Styletta'' Borgmeier, 1960 *'' Syneura'' Brues, 1903 *'' Trophithauma''

, 1925 *'' Trophodeinus'' Borgmeier, 1960 *'' Xanionotum'' Brues, 1902

References

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