Metasphenisca is a genus of fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.[4] There are at least 25 described species in the Afrotropical and Oriental Regions. Of these, 20 occur in the continental Afrotropics and two are confined to Madagascar; three species occur in the Arabian Peninsula.[5]
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