Subfamily Metopiinae



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Mesopleuron

hind tibial spur

Wing Color

Metasoma

Hind tarsus

Fore and mid coxae

Hind tibia

Mandible

epicnemial_carina


Sex

Host family for genus


Host species

Two generic keys are given. The first is Townes and Townes' worldwide key of 1959, which covers every genus of the subfamily; the second is a shorter key modified from Dasch (1979), focusing on more easily visible characters. Species keys are on the respective genus pages.

Genera by species richness

Most species-rich genera

Top genera by species richness.

Regional species richness

Species described per decade

Junior synonyms described per decade

Cumulative species described

Top taxonomic authors

Authors ranked by number of valid species described.

Nomenclatural flux

For each genus, species originally described there (blue) vs. transferred in from another genus (orange). Percentage shown inside orange bar when space allows.

Synonymy by genus

Valid species vs. synonyms per genus. Color indicates synonymy ratio (blue = low, red = high). Hover a point for details.