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Checklist for Family Mydidae Bezzi, 1903 (Mydas flies)
and region Cape of Good Hope (Cape Peninsula)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
153
532
761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
153
532
761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
150
529
758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
109
450
646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
25
63
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
23
61
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
20
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
3
16
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMydidae
Bezzi, 1903
Mydas flies, Mydas fly
4
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape of Good Hope
4 Genera with 9 Species
Afroleptomydas Bequaert, 18194SpeciesTaxom
Arenomydas Hesse, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Cephalocera Latreille, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Ectyphus Gerstaecker, 18681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape of Good Hope
9 Species
Afroleptomydas fasciatus Wiedemann, 1828
Afroleptomydas humeralis Gerstaecker, 1868
Afroleptomydas rufithorax Wiedemann, 1821
Afroleptomydas westermanni Wiedemann, 1819
Arenomydas callosus Wiedemann, 1828
Arenomydas niger Macquart, 1838
Cephalocera fascipennis Macquart, 1838
Cephalocera longirostris Wiedemann, 1830
Ectyphus pinguis Gerstaecker, 1868

Subnodes of Mydidae with occurrences in Cape of Good Hope
SubfamilyEctyphinae
Wilcox & Papavero, 1971
Opomyzid flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyllegomydinae
Papavero & Wilcox, 1974
3
8
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