Metaparia is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. There are nine described species in Metaparia, distributed from the United States to Central America.
Species These nine species belong to the genus Metaparia: Metaparia cephalotes (Lefèvre, 1877) – Mexico Metaparia clytroides Crotch, 1873 i c g b – United States Metaparia guatemalensis (Jacoby, 1881) – Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico Metaparia hybrida (Jacoby, 1881) – Guatemala, Mexico Metaparia lesueuri (Lefèvre, 1875) – Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Metaparia mandibuloflexa Sublett, Schultz, & Cook, 2021 – Mexico, United States Metaparia opacicollis (Horn, 1892) i c g b – United States Metaparia prosopis Sublett, Schultz, & Cook, 2021 – Mexico, United States Metaparia viridimicans (Horn, 1892) i c g b – Mexico, United States
The following species have been moved to other genera: Metaparia distincta (Jacoby, 1881): moved to Brachypnoea Metaparia fulvicornis (Jacoby, 1890): moved to Spintherophyta, renamed to Spintherophyta jacobyi Sublett & Cook, 2021 Metaparia laevicollis (Jacoby, 1881): moved to Dispardentium Metaparia thoracica (Jacoby, 1881): moved to Spintherophyta Metaparia violacea (Jacoby, 1890): moved to Spintherophyta
Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net
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