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Checklist for Family Mydidae Bezzi, 1903 (Mydas flies)
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4745
11084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4730
11041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4621
10826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
3768
9377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
560
1261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
54
462
1076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
220
644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
6
180
576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMydidae
Bezzi, 1903
Mydas flies, Mydas fly
18
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namibia
18 Genera with 36 Species
Afroleptomydas Bequaert, 195914SpeciesTaxom
Agaperemius Hesse, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Arenomydas Hesse, 1969
0SpeciesTaxom
Cephalocera Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Cephalocerodes Hesse, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Eremohaplomydas Bequaert, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Haplomydas Bezzi, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Lachnocorynus Hesse, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Leptomydas Gerstaecker, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Mimadelphus Hesse, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Mydaselpis Bezzi, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Namadytes Hesse, 19695SpeciesTaxom
Namibimydas Hesse, 20123SpeciesTaxom
Nothomydas Hesse, 20123SpeciesTaxom
Notosyllegomydas Hesse, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Parectyphus Hesse, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Syllegomydas Becker, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Tongamya Stuckenberg, 20011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
36 Species
Afroleptomydas aquilus Hesse, 1972
Afroleptomydas aridicolus Hesse, 1972
Afroleptomydas browni Hesse, 1972
Afroleptomydas cognatus Hesse, 1972
Afroleptomydas damarensis Hesse, 1972
Afroleptomydas femoralis Hesse, 1972
Afroleptomydas kaokoensis Hesse, 1969
Afroleptomydas lindneri Hesse, 1972
Afroleptomydas nigrescens Hesse, 1972
Afroleptomydas ovamboensis Hesse, 1972
Afroleptomydas pseudolanipes Bequaert, 1963
Afroleptomydas pseudoopacus Bequaert, 1963
Afroleptomydas pulverulentus Hesse, 1969
Afroleptomydas rudebecki Bequaert, 1959
Agaperemius hirtus Hesse, 1969
Cephalocerodes eremobius Hesse, 1969
Eremohaplomydas desertorum Bequaert, 1959
Haplomydas crassipes Bezzi, 1924
Lachnocorynus kochi Hesse, 1969
Leptomydas rudebecki (Bequaert, 1959)⇒ Afroleptomydas rudebecki Bequaert, 1959
Mimadelphus vellosus Hesse, 1972
Namadytes cimbebasiensis Hesse, 1972
Namadytes maculiventris Hesse, 1969
Namadytes pallidus (Hesse, 1972)⇒ Namadytes maculiventris Hesse, 1969
Namadytes prozeskyi Hesse, 1969
Namadytes vansoni Hesse, 1969
Namibimydas gaerdesi Hesse, 1972
Namibimydas psamminos Dikow, 2012
Namibimydas stuckenbergi Dikow, 2012
Nothomydas aquilonius Dikow, 2012
Nothomydas gariepinus Hesse, 1969
Nothomydas picketti Dikow, 2012
Notosyllegomydas brincki Bequaert, 1959
Parectyphus namibiensis Hesse, 1972
Syllegomydas brincki (Bequaert, 1959)⇒ Notosyllegomydas brincki Bequaert, 1959
Tongamya stuckenbergi Irwin & Wieg..., 2001

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

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptomydinae
Papavero & Wilcox, 1974
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMegascelinae
Cazier, 1941
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyllegomydinae
Papavero & Wilcox, 1974
15
33
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