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TAXSYNDISISLFRMPIC
Metopius Panzer, 1806
is a synonym of Genus Drasterius Eschscholtz, 1829
This may be an outdated term
The Taxom listed here as synonyme is shown below

Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
319
21125
328720
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
165
17348
314830
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Parasitica
Hartig, 1837
Parasitic Apocrita, Parasitic wasps, Parasitoid wasps
100
10917
147526
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Ichneumonoidea
Latreille, 1802
Braconids and Ichneumons, Ichneumonoid wasps
5
4552
77737
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyIchneumonidae
Latreille, 1802
Ichneumon flies, Ichneumon Wasp, Ichneumon wasps
2753
45353
Genera
Species
SubfamilyMetopiinae
Förster, 1869
33
1258
Genera
Species
GenusMetopius
Panzer, 1806
276Species
Subnodes of Metopius Panzer, 1806
SubgenusMetopius (Ceratopius)
Clément in Schmiedeknecht, 1927
33Species
SubgenusMetopius (Cultrarius)
Davis, 1897
  ⇒ Metopius
12Species
SubgenusMetopius (Ethimetopius)
Benoit, 1961
4Species
SubgenusMetopius (Metopius)
Panzer, 1809
24Species
SubgenusMetopius (Peltales)
Townes & Townes, 1959
  ⇒ Metopius
9Species
SubgenusMetopius (Peltastes)
Illiger, 1807
40Species
SubgenusMetopius (Peltocarus)
Thomson, 1887
15Species
SubgenusMetopius (Tylopius)
Townes, 1959
36Species
SpeciesMetopius albipictus Tosquinet, 1896
SpeciesMetopius alboornatus Cameron, 1906  ⇒ Metopius discolor
SpeciesMetopius alluaudi Seyrig, 1934
SpeciesMetopius amenus Gauld & Sithole, 2002
SpeciesMetopius andreasi Benoit, 1961
SpeciesMetopius apertus Benoit, 1965  ⇒ Metopius discolor
SpeciesMetopius apophua Morley, 1916  ⇒ Metopius hilaris
SpeciesMetopius audens Tosquinet, 1896
SpeciesMetopius banaticus Kiss, 1929
SpeciesMetopius bimaculatus Gmelin, 1790  ⇒ Metopius (Metopius) vespoides
SpeciesMetopius browni
SpeciesMetopius buscus Gauld & Sithole, 2002
SpeciesMetopius calocatus Gauld & Sithole, 2002
SpeciesMetopius capicola Benoit, 1965  ⇒ Metopius latibalteatus
SpeciesMetopius carpetanus Ceballos, 1940  ⇒ Metopius (Ceratopius) curtiventris
SpeciesMetopius chrysopus Lewin, 1797  ⇒ Metopius (Peltocarus) croceicornis
SpeciesMetopius circumcinctus Forster, 1850  ⇒ Metopius (Metopius) vespoides
SpeciesMetopius citrarius Olivier, 1792  ⇒ Metopius (Ceratopius) citratus
SpeciesMetopius clathratus Benoit, 1965
SpeciesMetopius clypealis Thomson, 1887  ⇒ Metopius (Metopius) vespoides
SpeciesMetopius connexorius Wesmael, 1849  ⇒ Metopius (Peltastes) necatorius
SpeciesMetopius cordiger Brullé, 1846  ⇒ Metopius (Peltastes) pollinctorius
SpeciesMetopius crassicornis Morley, 1912
SpeciesMetopius denticularius Thunberg, 1822  ⇒ Metopius (Peltocarus) dentatus
SpeciesMetopius discolor Tosquinet, 1896
SpeciesMetopius dolenus Gauld & Sithole, 2002
SpeciesMetopius dumeticola Hensch, 1928
SpeciesMetopius eritreae Morley, 1912
SpeciesMetopius erythrospilus Cameron, 1906  ⇒ Metopius discolor
SpeciesMetopius fasciatus Geoffroy, 1785  ⇒ Metopius (Peltocarus) dentatus
SpeciesMetopius femoratus Cresson, 1874
SpeciesMetopius formosanus Clement, 1930  ⇒ Metopius (Metopius) rufus browni
SpeciesMetopius fulvicornis Mocsáry, 1883
SpeciesMetopius galbanens
SpeciesMetopius galbaneus Townes & Townes, 1959
SpeciesMetopius geophagus Gauld & Sithole, 2002
SpeciesMetopius gracilis Clement, 1930  ⇒ Metopius (Peltastes) pinatorius
SpeciesMetopius grandior Viereck, 1905  ⇒ Metopius robustus
SpeciesMetopius halorus Gauld & Sithole, 2002
SpeciesMetopius harbecki Skinner, 1906  ⇒ Metopius robustus
SpeciesMetopius hilaris Tosquinet, 1896
SpeciesMetopius hilaroides Benoit, 1965
SpeciesMetopius imperfectus Uchida, 1930  ⇒ Metopius (Ceratopius) citratus trifasciatus
SpeciesMetopius incisus Clement, 1930  ⇒ Metopius (Peltocarus) dentatus
SpeciesMetopius insularis Seyrig, 1934
SpeciesMetopius intermedius Forster, 1850  ⇒ Metopius (Metopius) anxius
SpeciesMetopius kakogawanus Matsumura, 1912  ⇒ Metopius (Metopius) rufus browni
SpeciesMetopius kiushiuensis
SpeciesMetopius krapinensis Hensch, 1928  ⇒ Metopius (Peltastes) leiopygus
SpeciesMetopius krombeini Townes & Townes, 1959
2Subspecies
SpeciesMetopius latibalteatus Cameron, 1906
SpeciesMetopius lugubris Tosquinet, 1896
SpeciesMetopius lunulatus Villers, 1789  ⇒ Metopius (Peltocarus) dentatus
SpeciesMetopius marchandi Dominique, 1898  ⇒ Metopius (Peltastes) leiopygus
SpeciesMetopius medianus Morley, 1912  ⇒ Metopius (Peltastes) basalis
SpeciesMetopius melanopsis Forster, 1850
SpeciesMetopius meridionalis Hensch, 1928  ⇒ Metopius (Peltastes) pinatorius
SpeciesMetopius michaelseni Szépligeti, 1908
SpeciesMetopius micratorius Fabricius, 1804  ⇒ Metopius (Peltocarus) dentatus
SpeciesMetopius mimicus Townes & Townes, 1959
SpeciesMetopius montanus Cresson, 1879  ⇒ Metopius pulchellus
SpeciesMetopius nasutus Giraud, 1857  ⇒ Metopius (Metopius) vespoides
SpeciesMetopius nigripalpis Benoit, 1965
SpeciesMetopius nigroornatus Cameron, 1906  ⇒ Metopius discolor
SpeciesMetopius paludicola Benoit, 1965
SpeciesMetopius peltator Marshall, 1874  ⇒ Metopius (Metopius) anxius
SpeciesMetopius pelus Gauld & Sithole, 2002
SpeciesMetopius pini Curtis, 1824  ⇒ Metopius (Peltocarus) dentatus
SpeciesMetopius pulchellus Cresson, 1865
SpeciesMetopius pulchripes Cameron, 1907  ⇒ Metopius (Metopius) rufus
SpeciesMetopius purpurescens Matsumura, 1911  ⇒ Metopius (Ceratopius) citratus
SpeciesMetopius pusillus Benoit, 1965
SpeciesMetopius quambus Gauld & Sithole, 2002
SpeciesMetopius recedens Schulz, 1906  ⇒ Metopius discolor
SpeciesMetopius robustus Cresson, 1879
3Subspecies
SpeciesMetopius rufescens Hensch, 1928  ⇒ Metopius (Ceratopius) fuscipennis
SpeciesMetopius rufofemoralis Kim, 1958  ⇒ Metopius (Ceratopius) citratus
SpeciesMetopius seyrigi Benoit, 1961
SpeciesMetopius sicarius Gravenhorst, 1829  ⇒ Metopius (Ceratopius) citratus
SpeciesMetopius sicheli Seyrig, 1934
SpeciesMetopius sjostedti Szépligeti, 1908  ⇒ Metopius albipictus
SpeciesMetopius sonora Townes & Townes, 1959  ⇒ Metopius pulchellus
SpeciesMetopius strenuus Benoit, 1965
SpeciesMetopius takabayashii Uchida, 1930  ⇒ Metopius (Peltastes) arakawai
SpeciesMetopius temmanensis Uchida, 1955  ⇒ Metopius (Peltastes) arakawai
SpeciesMetopius terminalis
SpeciesMetopius tingua Araujo & Penteado-Dias, 2011
SpeciesMetopius transcaspicus Clement, 1930
SpeciesMetopius uchidai Michener, 1941
SpeciesMetopius unifenestratus Morley, 1912
SpeciesMetopius upembanus Benoit, 1965
SpeciesMetopius velutinus Clement, 1930  ⇒ Metopius (Metopius) laeviusculus
SpeciesMetopius vespiformis Schrank, 1781  ⇒ Metopius (Metopius) vespoides
SpeciesMetopius vittatus Townes & Townes, 1959
SpeciesMetopius zagoriensis Hensch, 1928  ⇒ Metopius (Ceratopius) citratus
SpeciesMetopius zonurus Benoit, 1965
SpeciesMetopius zuluanus Benoit, 1965
SpeciesMetopius zuluensis Benoit, 1965

Synonyms
Cultrarius (Davis, 1897)
Metopius (Cultrarius) (Davis, 1897)
Metopius (Peltales) (Townes & Townes, 1959)
Peltales (Townes, 1959)
Peltastes (Illiger, 1807)
Peltopius (Clement, 1927)
Tylopius (Townes, 1959)


Distribution of Metopius Panzer, 1806
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Australia


Austria


Belgium


Brazil


Burkina Faso


Burundi


Cameroon


Canada
4 Species
Central African Republic


China


Colombia


Costa Rica


Czech Republic
8 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo


Denmark
4 Species
Estonia


Ethiopia


Finland
8 Species
France
3 Species
Gabon


Gambia


Germany
7 Species
Greece


Guinea


India


Italy
18 Species
Japan


Kenya


Liberia


Luxembourg


Madagascar


Malawi


Mexico


Mozambique


Netherlands
7 Species
Nigeria


Norway
12 Species
Papua New Guinea


Philippines


Republic South Africa


Russia


Samoa


Senegal


Solomon Islands


South Korea


Sri Lanka


Sweden
16 Species
Switzerland


Taiwan
8 Species
Tanzania


Tunisia


Uganda


United Kingdom
9 Species
USA
20 Species
Zambia


Zimbabwe




Ecozone
Lakes


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