Metopininae

Metopininae
Apocephalus longistylus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Superfamily: Platypezoidea
Family: Phoridae
Subfamily: 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

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