Metopias Lowe [R. T.] 1843:89 Masc. Metopias typhlops Lowe 1843. Type by monotypy. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Metopias Gory 1821 [or 1832] [not researched], replaced by Melamphaes Günther 1864. •Synonym of Melamphaes Günther 1864 -- (Ebeling 1962:20 [ref. 5896], Maul 1973:343 [ref. 7171], Ebeling & Weed 1973:451 [ref. 6898], Paxton et al. 1989:371 [ref. 12442], Kotlyar 1996:272 [ref. 23292], Kotlyar 2004:1 [ref. 27590], Paxton et al. 2006:748 [ref. 28995], Kotlyar 2011:557 [ref. 31578], Parin et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33547]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Melamphaes Günther 1864. Melamphaidae.