Metopina Macquart, 1835

Disney, R. H. L., Prescher, S. & Ashmole, N. P., 2010, Scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) of the Canary Islands, Journal of Natural History 44 (3 - 4), pp. 107-218 : 197-199

Genus Metopina Macquart

The western Palaearctic species are covered by Disney (1979, 1983) supplemented by the Canary Islands species described by Disney and Prescher (2003).

Key to species of Metopina

1. Vein 3 (last thick vein) and veins 4–6 essentially brown. Male wing with costa thickest at junction with vein 1 ( Figure 71A ). Female T5 with large semicircular anterior flap embraced by posterior part of tergite ( Figure 72A ). Male hind trochanter and base of male hind femur as Figure 71C . Male with sternite on abdominal segment 4 as Figure 71B .............................................. Metopina heselhausi Schmitz Veins 3–6 pale grey. Male wing with costa thickest before junction of vein 1 ( Figure 73A ). Female T5 without a flap ( Figure 73C ). Male hind trochanter and base of hind femur as Figure 73B . Abddominal sternum 4 of the male has a patch of hairs, each of which has its basal socket surrounded by disc of pigment, but these discs do not coalesce to form a distinct sternite....................................... Metopina tanjae Disney and Prescher

Figures

Figure 71. Metopina heselhausi male. (A) Right wing. (B) Abdominal tergite 4. (C) Posterior face of base of hind femur and trochanter. Scale bars: 0.1 mm.

Figure 72. Metopina heselhausi female. (A) Abdominal tergites 4–5. (B) Abdominal tergite 10 and epiproct. Scale bars: 0.1 mm.

Figure 73. Metopina tanjae. (A) Male, base of right wing. (B) Male, posterior face of base of hind femur and trochanter. (C) Female, abdominal tergites 3–6. Scale bars: 0.1 mm.