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Checklist of Family Mydidae Bezzi, 1903 (Mydas flies)
for Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2337
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2335
4557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2273
4403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1925
3869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
56
305
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies
46
273
456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
108
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
97
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMydidae
Bezzi, 1903
Mydas flies, Mydas fly
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Botswana
5 Genera with 7 Species
Afroleptomydas Bequaert, 19694SpeciesTaxom
Haplomydas Bezzi, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Lachnocorynus Hesse, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Tongamya Stuckenberg, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Vespiodes Hesse, 19691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
7 Species
Afroleptomydas mauricei Bequaert, 1963
Afroleptomydas orangiae Hesse, 1969
Afroleptomydas suffusipennis Brunetti, 1929
Afroleptomydas vansoni Hesse, 1969
Haplomydas crassipes Bezzi, 1924
Lachnocorynus chobeensis Hesse, 1969
Tongamya miranda Stuckenberg, 1966

Subnodes of Mydidae with occurrences in Botswana
SubfamilyMegascelinae
Cazier, 1941
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySyllegomydinae
Papavero & Wilcox, 1974
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Mydidae (Bezzi 1903)
Mydidae (Bezzi 1903)


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