Metopochetus

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

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

References

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