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Checklist for Family Mydidae Bezzi, 1903 (Mydas flies)
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1321
50475
424947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1315
50409
424765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1179
49568
420027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
642
38200
347168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
166
7224
70796
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
117
5649
48623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
17
1094
13423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
9
719
7421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMydidae
Bezzi, 1903
Mydas flies, Mydas fly
33
217
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
33 Genera with 217 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPRSU
Afromydas Bequaert, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Apiophora Philippi, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Baliomydas Wilcox, Papa..., 19511SpeciesTaxom
Cephalocerodes Hesse, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Ceriomydas Williston, 19743SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomydas Wilcox, Papa..., 20191SpeciesTaxom
Cretomydas Wilkommen, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Diochlistus Gerstaecker, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Dolichogaster Macquart, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Ectyphus Gerstaecker, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Eumydas Wilcox & Pap..., 19711SpeciesTaxom
Gauromydas Wilcox, Papa..., 03SpeciesTaxom
Heteromydas Hardy, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Leptomydas Gerstaecker, 19267SpeciesTaxom
Mapinguari Papavero & W..., 20162SpeciesTaxom
Megascelus Philippi, 19705SpeciesTaxom
Messiasia Andretta, 195117SpeciesTaxom
Midacritus Seguy, 19413SpeciesTaxom
Midas Latreille, 18725SpeciesTaxom
Mitrodetus Gerstaecker, 197912SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 186661SpeciesTaxom
Nemomydas Curran, 199023SpeciesTaxom
Opomydas Curran, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Paramydas Carrera & d´..., 18571SpeciesTaxom
Phyllomydas Bigot, 19788SpeciesTaxom
Plyomydas Wilcox & Pap..., 20173SpeciesTaxom
Protomydas Wilcox, Papa..., 04SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonomoneura Bequaert, 19507SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphiomidas Osten Sacken, 189529SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalia Macquart, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomydas Wilcox, Papa..., 19895SpeciesTaxom
Syllegomydas Becker, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Utinga Papavero & P..., 19891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
217 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afromydas guichardi Bequaert, 1963
Apiophora elvirae Reed & Ruiz, 1941
Apiophora paulseni Philippi, 1865
Apiophora quadricinctata Artigas & Palma, 1979
Apiophora rubrocincta Blanchard, 1852
Baliomydas cubana Curran, 1951
Cephalocerodes eremobina Hesse, 1969
Ceriomydas darlingtoni Papavero & W..., 1974
Ceriomydas fraudulentus Williston, 1898
Ceriomydas vespoides Papavero & W..., 1974
Chrysomydas phoenix Calhau, Lima..., 2019
Cretomydas santanensis Willkommen, 2007
Diochlistus gracilis Macquart, 1847
Dolichogaster americana
Dolichogaster brevicornis Wiedemann, 1821
Ectyphus townsendi (Williston, 1898)⇒ Opomydas townsendi Williston, 1898
Eumydas corupas Wilcox & Pap..., 1971
Gauromydas apicalis Wiedemann, 1830
Gauromydas heros Perty, 1833Largest fly
Gauromydas praegrandis
Heteromydas bicolor Hardy, 1944Singlenerve peperomia
Heteromydas chrysites Osten Sacken, 1886
Leptomydas bequaerti (Johnson, 1926)⇒ Nemomydas bequaerti Johnson, 1926
Leptomydas concinnus (Coquillett, 1904)⇒ Pseudonomoneura hirta Coquillett, 1904
Leptomydas danaus Bowden, 1983
Leptomydas desideratus (Johnson, 1912)⇒ Nemomydas desideratus Johnson, 1912
Leptomydas hirta (Coquillett, 1904)⇒ Pseudonomoneura hirta Coquillett, 1904
Leptomydas jonesii (Johnson, 1926)⇒ Nemomydas jonesii Johnson, 1926
Leptomydas solitarius (Johnson, 1926)⇒ Nemomydas solitarius Johnson, 1926
Mapinguari polita Wiedemann, 1828
Mapinguari uai Calhau, Lama..., 2016
Megascelus albovillosus Artigas, 1973
Megascelus melanoproctus Artigas, 1970
Megascelus nigricornis Philippi, 1865
Megascelus nigrovillosus Artigas, 1970
Megascelus palmicola Artigas, 1970
Messiasia californica Cole, 1969
Messiasia carrerai Andretta, 1951
Messiasia dalcyana Andretta, 1951
Messiasia decor Osten-sacken, 1886
Messiasia lanei Andretta, 1951
Messiasia mocoronga Wilcox & Pap..., 1975
Messiasia notospila Wiedemann, 1828
Messiasia painteri Wilcox & Pap..., 1975
Messiasia penai Wilcox & Pap..., 1975
Messiasia pertenuis Johnson, 1926
Messiasia punicea Seguy, 1928
Messiasia sarpedon Seguy, 1928
Messiasia testaceiventris Macquart, 1850
Messiasia virgata Wiedemann, 1830
Messiasia wilcoxi Papavero, 1976
Messiasia yacochuya Wilcox & Pap..., 1975
Messiasia zikani Andretta, 1951
Midacritus kuscheli Seguy, 1951
Midacritus stuardoanus Seguy, 1938
Midacritus wagenkechti Reed & Ruiz, 1941
Midas leucogenys Gray, 1866
Midas luteipennis (Loew, 1866)⇒ Mydas luteipennis Loew, 1866
Midas rufiventris (Loew, 1866)⇒ Mydas ventralis Gerstaecker, 1868
Midas simplex (Loew, 1866)⇒ Mydas simplex Loew, 1866
Midas tenuipes (Loew, 1872)⇒ Nemomydas tenuipes Loew, 1872
Mitrodetus australis Artigas & Palma, 1979
Mitrodetus chilensis Reed & Ruiz, 1941
Mitrodetus dentitarsis Macquart, 1850
Mitrodetus dimidiatus Philippi, 1865
Mitrodetus irwini Kondratieff ..., 2001
Mitrodetus leucotrichus Philippi, 1865
Mitrodetus matthei Reed & Ruiz, 1941
Mitrodetus microglossa Seguy, 1951
Mitrodetus nanoglossa Artigas & Palma, 1979
Mitrodetus reedi Reed & Ruiz, 1941
Mitrodetus thereviformis Seguy, 1938
Mitrodetus vestitus Artigas & Palma, 1979
Mydas abdominalis (Adams, 1904)⇒ Mydas ventralis Gerstaecker, 1868
Mydas annularis Gerstaecker, 1868Whisk fern
Mydas apicalis Wiedemann, 1831
Mydas argyrostomus Gerstaeker, 1868
Mydas arizonensis Wilcox, Papa..., 1989Fringed dodder
Mydas atratus Macquart, 1838
Mydas audax Osten-sacken, 1874
Mydas autuorii Andretta, 1951
Mydas belus Seguy, 1928
Mydas bitaeniatus Bellardi, 1861
Mydas boonei Curran, 1953
Mydas brederi Curran, 1951
Mydas brunneus Johnson, 1926Brittle sandwort
Mydas carbonifer (Osten Sacken, 1874)⇒ Mydas atratus Macquart, 1838
Mydas chrysites Osten Sacken, 1886
Mydas chrysostoma (Osten Sacken, 1874)⇒ Mydas fulvifrons Illiger, 1801
Mydas cingulatus Williston, 1898
Mydas claripennis Williston, 1898
Mydas clavata (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Diochlistus gracilis Macquart, 1847
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Mydas cleptes Osten Sacken, 1886Kellogg's hawthorn
Mydas coerulescens Olivier, 1811
Mydas crassipes Westwood, 1841
Mydas davidsoni Wilcox, Papa..., 1989Fringed dodder
Mydas eupolis Seguy, 1928
Mydas evansi Wilcox, Papa..., 1989
Mydas fisheri Wilcox, Papa..., 1989Fringed dodder
Mydas floridensis Wilcox, Papa..., 1989Fringed dodder
Mydas fulvifrons Illiger, 1801
Mydas giganteus (Thunberg, 1818)⇒ Mydas coerulescens Olivier, 1811
Mydas gracilis (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Mydas brederi Curran, 1951
Mydas hardyi Wilcox, Papa..., 1989
Mydas interruptus Wiedemann, 1830Shortstalk false bindweed
Mydas jaliscos Wilcox, Papa..., 1989Fringed dodder
Mydas lavatus (Gerstaecker, 1868)⇒ Mydas xanthopterus Loew, 1866
Mydas lividus Curran, 1953
Mydas luteipennis Loew, 1866
Mydas maculiventris Westwood, 1835
Mydas militaris Gerstaecker, 1868
Mydas militarsis Gerstaecker, 1868
Mydas miocenicus Cockerell, 1913
Mydas mystaceus Wiedemann, 1831
Mydas nitida Lichtenstein, 1796
Mydas nitidulus Olivier, 1811
Mydas oaxacensis Wilcox, Papa..., 1989
Mydas pertenuis (Johnson, 1926)⇒ Messiasia pertenuis Johnson, 1926
Mydas quadrilineatus Williston, 1898
Mydas rubidapex Wiedemann, 1831
Mydas rufiventris Macquart, 1850
Mydas sculleni Wilcox, Papa..., 1989
Mydas senilis Westwood, 1841South American tobacco
Mydas simplex Loew, 1866
Mydas subinterruptus Bellardi, 1861
Mydas testaceiventris Macquart, 1850
Mydas texanus Wilcox, Papa..., 1989Fringed dodder
Mydas tibialis Wiedemann, 1830Mydas Fly
Mydas tricinctus Bellardi, 1861
Mydas tricolor Wiedemann, 1831
Mydas ventralis Gerstaecker, 1868
Mydas weemsi Wilcox, Papa..., 1989Fringed dodder
Mydas xanthopterus Loew, 1866
Nemomydas alifoleyae Fitzgerald &..., 1998
Nemomydas bequaerti Johnson, 1926
Nemomydas bifidus Hardy, 1950Napali Kona peperomia
Nemomydas brachyrhynchus Osten-sacken, 1886
Nemomydas desideratus Johnson, 1912
Nemomydas dominicanus Kondratieff ..., 2004
Nemomydas fronki Kondratieff ..., 1990Arizona honeysweet
Nemomydas fumosus Hardy, 1950Napali Kona peperomia
Nemomydas hooki Welch & Kond..., 1991
Nemomydas intonsus Hardy, 1950Napali Kona peperomia
Nemomydas jonesii Johnson, 1926
Nemomydas lamia Seguy, 1928
Nemomydas lara (Steyskal, 1956)⇒ Nemomydas melanopogon Steyskal, 1956
Nemomydas loreni Welch & Kond..., 1991
Nemomydas melanopogon Steyskal, 1956Coast whitethorn
Nemomydas panamensis Curran, 1934
Nemomydas pantherinus Gerstaecker, 1868
Nemomydas senilis Westwood, 1841
Nemomydas solitarius Johnson, 1926
Nemomydas sponsor Osten-sacken, 1886
Nemomydas tenuipes Loew, 1872
Nemomydas venosus Loew, 1866
Nemomydas wendyae Kondratieff ..., 1990
Opomydas limbatus Williston, 1886
Opomydas townsendi Williston, 1898
Paramydas igniticornis Bigot, 1857
Phyllomydas bruesi
Phyllomydas bruesii Johnson, 1926Brittle sandwort
Phyllomydas currani Hardy, 1943
Phyllomydas parvulus Westwood, 1841
Phyllomydas phyllocerus Bigot, 1880
Phyllomydas quercus Wilcox, 1978Scaleflower dodder
Phyllomydas scitulus Williston, 1886
Phyllomydas weemsi Wilcox, 1978Scaleflower dodder
Plyomydas adelphe Castillo & D..., 2017
Plyomydas peruviensis Wilcox & Pap..., 1971
Plyomydas phalaros Castillo & D..., 2017
Protomydas coerulescens Olivier, 1811
Protomydas dives Westwood, 1841
Protomydas leucops Wiedemann, 1830
Protomydas phyllocerus
Pseudonomoneura bajaensis Fitzgerald &..., 1995
Pseudonomoneura calderwoodi Fitzgerald &..., 1997
Pseudonomoneura californica Hardy, 1950
Pseudonomoneura hirta Coquillett, 1904
Pseudonomoneura micheneri James, 1938
Pseudonomoneura nelsoni Fitzgerald &..., 1995
Pseudonomoneura tinkhami Hardy, 1950
Rhaphiomidas abdominalis (Cazier, 1941)⇒ Rhaphiomidas terminatus Cazier, 1941
Rhaphiomidas acton Coquillett, 1891
Rhaphiomidas aitkeni Cazier, 1941
Rhaphiomidas auratus Cazier, 1985
Rhaphiomidas ballmeri Van Dam, 2010
Rhaphiomidas brevirostris Cazier, 1954
Rhaphiomidas episcopus Osten-sacken, 1877
Rhaphiomidas forficatus Cazier, 1985
Rhaphiomidas hasbroucki Cazier, 1985
Rhaphiomidas hirsuticaudus Cazier, 1985
Rhaphiomidas hoguei Rogers, 1993
Rhaphiomidas maculatus (Cazier, 1941)⇒ Rhaphiomidas acton Coquillett, 1891
Rhaphiomidas maehleri (Cazier, 1941)⇒ Rhaphiomidas acton Coquillett, 1891
Rhaphiomidas michelbacheri Cazier, 1985
Rhaphiomidas moapa Rogers & Van..., 2007
Rhaphiomidas nigricaudis Cazier, 1985
Rhaphiomidas pachyrhynchus Rogers & Van..., 2007
Rhaphiomidas painteri Cazier, 1941
Rhaphiomidas parkeri Cazier, 1941
Rhaphiomidas scopaflexus Rogers, 1993
Rhaphiomidas socorroae Cazier, 1985
Rhaphiomidas spinicaudus Cazier, 1985
Rhaphiomidas tarsalis Cazier, 1985
Rhaphiomidas terminatus Cazier, 1941
Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalisDehli Sands flower-loving fly
Rhaphiomidas trochilus Coquillett, 1892
Rhaphiomidas undulatus Cazier, 1985
Rhaphiomidas vittatus Cazier, 1985
Rhaphiomidas xanthos Townsend, 1895
Rhopalia mirandai Andretta & C..., 1951
Stratiomydas colimas Wilcox, Papa..., 1989
Stratiomydas lividus Curran, 1953
Stratiomydas nayaritae Wilcox, Papa..., 1989
Stratiomydas rufiventris Macquart, 1850
Stratiomydas wygodzinskyi Wilcox, Papa..., 1989
Utinga francai Wilcox, Papa..., 1989

Subnodes of Mydidae with occurrences in America
SubfamilyApiophorinae
Papavero & Wilcox, 1974
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiochlistinae
Bequaert, 1963
2
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEctyphinae
Wilcox & Papavero, 1971
Opomyzid flies
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptomydinae
Papavero & Wilcox, 1974
4
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMegascelinae
Cazier, 1941
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMydinae
Bezzi, 1903
12
108
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhaphiomidinae
Papavero & Wilcox, 1974
1
28
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhopaliinae
Wilcox & Papavero, 1971
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyllegomydinae
Papavero & Wilcox, 1974
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Mydidae (Bezzi 1903)
Mydidae (Bezzi 1903)


Links, sources and further information
Mydidae at gbif.org
Mydidae at irmng.org
Mydidae at itis.gov