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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1098
25856
148294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1092
25818
148242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
999
25344
146344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
566
19996
121239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
148
4036
29433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
103
3013
20870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
15
689
6810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
8
440
3799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMydidae
Bezzi, 1903
Mydas flies, Mydas fly
16
96
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for USA
16 Genera with 96 Species
Cephalocerodes Hesse, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Dolichogaster Macquart, 01SpeciesTaxom
Heteromydas Hardy, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Leptomydas Gerstaecker, 19266SpeciesTaxom
Messiasia Andretta, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Midas Latreille, 18724SpeciesTaxom
Mitrodetus Gerstaecker, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 186627SpeciesTaxom
Nemomydas Curran, 186614SpeciesTaxom
Opomydas Curran, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Phyllomydas Bigot, 19788SpeciesTaxom
Protomydas Wilcox, Papa..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonomoneura Bequaert, 19505SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphiomidas Osten Sacken, 198520SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomydas Wilcox, Papa..., 19531SpeciesTaxom
Syllegomydas Becker, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
96 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cephalocerodes eremobina Hesse, 1969
Dolichogaster americana
Heteromydas bicolor Hardy, 1944Singlenerve peperomia
Heteromydas chrysites Osten Sacken, 1886
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
Messiasia californica Cole, 1969
Messiasia decor Osten-sacken, 1886
Messiasia pertenuis Johnson, 1926
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 dimidiatus Philippi, 1865
Mitrodetus leucotrichus Philippi, 1865
Mydas abdominalis (Adams, 1904)⇒ Mydas ventralis Gerstaecker, 1868
Mydas arizonensis Wilcox, Papa..., 1989Fringed dodder
Mydas atratus Macquart, 1838
Mydas audax Osten-sacken, 1874
Mydas boonei Curran, 1953
Mydas brunneus Johnson, 1926Brittle sandwort
Mydas carbonifer (Osten Sacken, 1874)⇒ Mydas atratus Macquart, 1838
Mydas chrysostoma (Osten Sacken, 1874)⇒ Mydas fulvifrons Illiger, 1801
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Mydas cleptes Osten Sacken, 1886Kellogg's hawthorn
Mydas crassipes Westwood, 1841
Mydas davidsoni Wilcox, Papa..., 1989Fringed dodder
Mydas floridensis Wilcox, Papa..., 1989Fringed dodder
Mydas fulvifrons Illiger, 1801
Mydas lividus Curran, 1953
Mydas luteipennis Loew, 1866
Mydas maculiventris Westwood, 1835
Mydas militaris Gerstaecker, 1868
Mydas miocenicus Cockerell, 1913
Mydas pertenuis (Johnson, 1926)⇒ Messiasia pertenuis Johnson, 1926
Mydas simplex Loew, 1866
Mydas texanus Wilcox, Papa..., 1989Fringed dodder
Mydas tibialis Wiedemann, 1830Mydas Fly
Mydas tricinctus Bellardi, 1861
Mydas ventralis Gerstaecker, 1868
Mydas weemsi Wilcox, Papa..., 1989Fringed dodder
Mydas xanthopterus Loew, 1866
Nemomydas bifidus Hardy, 1950Napali Kona peperomia
Nemomydas brachyrhynchus Osten-sacken, 1886
Nemomydas desideratus Johnson, 1912
Nemomydas fronki Kondratieff ..., 1990Arizona honeysweet
Nemomydas fumosus Hardy, 1950Napali Kona peperomia
Nemomydas hooki Welch & Kond..., 1991
Nemomydas jonesii Johnson, 1926
Nemomydas lara (Steyskal, 1956)⇒ Nemomydas melanopogon Steyskal, 1956
Nemomydas melanopogon Steyskal, 1956Coast whitethorn
Nemomydas pantherinus Gerstaecker, 1868
Nemomydas solitarius Johnson, 1926
Nemomydas sponsor Osten-sacken, 1886
Nemomydas tenuipes Loew, 1872
Nemomydas venosus Loew, 1866
Opomydas limbatus Williston, 1886
Opomydas townsendi Williston, 1898
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
Protomydas leucops Wiedemann, 1830
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 brevirostris Cazier, 1954
Rhaphiomidas episcopus Osten-sacken, 1877
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 moapa Rogers & Van..., 2007
Rhaphiomidas nigricaudis Cazier, 1985
Rhaphiomidas painteri Cazier, 1941
Rhaphiomidas parkeri Cazier, 1941
Rhaphiomidas tarsalis Cazier, 1985
Rhaphiomidas terminatus Cazier, 1941
Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalisDehli Sands flower-loving fly
Rhaphiomidas trochilus Coquillett, 1892
Rhaphiomidas undulatus Cazier, 1985
Stratiomydas lividus Curran, 1953

Subnodes of Mydidae with occurrences in USA
SubfamilyDiochlistinae
Bequaert, 1963
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEctyphinae
Wilcox & Papavero, 1971
Opomyzid flies
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptomydinae
Papavero & Wilcox, 1974
3
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMydinae
Bezzi, 1903
6
41
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhaphiomidinae
Papavero & Wilcox, 1974
1
19
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyllegomydinae
Papavero & Wilcox, 1974
2
1
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