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Checklist for Family Mydidae Bezzi, 1903 (Mydas flies)
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
748
1915
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
64
581
1558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
13
215
917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
7
174
843
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMydidae
Bezzi, 1903
Mydas flies, Mydas fly
11
81
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
11 Genera with 81 Species
Afroleptomydas Bequaert, 196948SpeciesTaxom
Arenomydas Hesse, 19695SpeciesTaxom
Cephalocera Latreille, 186820SpeciesTaxom
Cephalocerodes Hesse, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Ectyphus Gerstaecker, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Halterorchis Bezzi, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Mydaselpis Bezzi, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Namibimydas Hesse, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Nomoneura Bezzi, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Oreomydas Hesse, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Syllegomydas Becker, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
81 Species
Afroleptomydas anthophilus Hesse, 1969
Afroleptomydas anuliventris Hesse, 1969
Afroleptomydas apricus Hesse, 1969
Afroleptomydas bezzianus Bequaert, 1963
Afroleptomydas boothi Hesse, 1969
Afroleptomydas campestris Hesse, 1969
Afroleptomydas capensis Hesse, 1969
Afroleptomydas capicolus Hesse, 1969
Afroleptomydas fasciatus Wiedemann, 1828
Afroleptomydas flavirostris Bezzi, 1924
Afroleptomydas gessi Hesse, 1969
Afroleptomydas gigantulus Hesse, 1969
Afroleptomydas hirtipes Hesse, 1969
Afroleptomydas humeralis Gerstaecker, 1868
Afroleptomydas inopinus Hesse, 1969
Afroleptomydas karooanus Hesse, 1969
Afroleptomydas koupicolus Hesse, 1969
Afroleptomydas lampronotus Hesse, 1969
Afroleptomydas lanipes Bezzi, 1924
Afroleptomydas marginipunctatus Hesse, 1969
Afroleptomydas mauricei Bequaert, 1963
Afroleptomydas microreticulatus Hesse, 1969
Afroleptomydas milnertonensis Bequaert, 1963
Afroleptomydas nitens Bequaert, 1963
Afroleptomydas nitidus Bezzi, 1924
Afroleptomydas nitidusculus Hesse, 1969
Afroleptomydas occidentalis Hesse, 1969
Afroleptomydas omeri Stuckenberg, 1955
Afroleptomydas opacicinctus Hesse, 1969
Afroleptomydas paganus Gerstaecker, 1868
Afroleptomydas patruelis Hesse, 1969
Afroleptomydas psammophilus Hesse, 1969
Afroleptomydas rubellus Hesse, 1969
Afroleptomydas rufihirtus Hesse, 1969
Afroleptomydas rufithorax Wiedemann, 1821
Afroleptomydas rutilus Hesse, 1969
Afroleptomydas saeculus Hesse, 1969
Afroleptomydas similimus Hesse, 1969
Afroleptomydas simulans Hesse, 1969
Afroleptomydas sobrinus Hesse, 1969
Afroleptomydas sodalicus Hesse, 1969
Afroleptomydas sorbens Hesse, 1969
Afroleptomydas thorni Hesse, 1969
Afroleptomydas turneri Bequaert, 1963
Afroleptomydas vallicolus Hesse, 1969
Afroleptomydas villosus Hesse, 1969
Afroleptomydas westermanni Wiedemann, 1819
Afroleptomydas zinni Hesse, 1969
Arenomydas bunochilus Hesse, 1969
Arenomydas caerulescens Hesse, 1969
Arenomydas callosus Wiedemann, 1828
Arenomydas niger Macquart, 1838
Arenomydas sentipes Hesse, 1969
Cephalocera brachycera Bezzi, 1924
Cephalocera brachyptera Hesse, 1969
Cephalocera decepta Hesse, 1969
Cephalocera devia Hesse, 1969
Cephalocera disparilis Hesse, 1969
Cephalocera dysmachoides Hesse, 1969
Cephalocera euryptera Hesse, 1969
Cephalocera fascipennis Macquart, 1838
Cephalocera imitata Hesse, 1969
Cephalocera longirostris Wiedemann, 1830
Cephalocera macrocera Hesse, 1969
Cephalocera meridionalis Hesse, 1969
Cephalocera micheneri Hesse, 1969
Cephalocera mimica Hesse, 1969
Cephalocera namaquensis Hesse, 1969
Cephalocera nigrojubata Hesse, 1969
Cephalocera propinqua Hesse, 1969
Cephalocera riparia Hesse, 1969
Cephalocera trichogyna Hesse, 1969
Cephalocera umbrina Gerstaecker, 1868
Cephalocerodes bequaerti Hesse, 1969
Ectyphus abdominalis Bezzi, 1924
Ectyphus pinguis Gerstaecker, 1868
Halterorchis karooensis Hesse, 1969
Mydaselpis peringueyi Bezzi, 1924
Namibimydas prinsi Hesse, 1974
Nomoneura caffra Hesse, 1969
Oreomydas luctuosus Bezzi, 1924

Subnodes of Mydidae with occurrences in Western Cape
SubfamilyEctyphinae
Wilcox & Papavero, 1971
Opomyzid flies
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyllegomydinae
Papavero & Wilcox, 1974
10
79
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