Afroleptomydas | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Mydidae |
Subfamily: | Syllegomydinae |
Tribe: | Syllegomydini |
Genus: | Afroleptomydas Bequaert, 1961 [1] |
Type species | |
Afroleptomydas mauricei Béquaert, 1961 [1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Afroleptomydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae. [3] [4]
The Mydidae, or Mydas flies, are a cosmopolitan family of flies. It is a small family, with about 471 species described. They are generally large in size, including the largest known fly, Gauromydas heros. Many of the species, in addition to their large size, are mimics of stinging hymenopterans, especially wasps. Most mydids are found in arid and semiarid regions of the world, but they are also found in other habitats.
Leptomydinae is a subfamily of mydas flies in the family Mydidae.
Leptomydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Ectyphus is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Cephalocera is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Cephalocerodes is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Lachnocorynus is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Mydaselpis is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Nomoneura is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Syllegomydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Vespiodes is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Arenomydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Syllegomydini is a tribe of flies in the family Mydidae.
Mydaselpidini is a tribe of flies in the family Mydidae.
Syllegomydinae is a subfamily of mydas flies in the family Mydidae.
Afroleptomydas mauricei is a species of mydas flies in the family Mydidae.
Afroleptomydas subclausus is a species of mydas flies in the family Mydidae.
Afroleptomydas flavirostris is a species of mydas flies in the family Mydidae.
Afroleptomydas lanipes is a species of mydas flies in the family Mydidae.
Afroleptomydas nitidus is a species of mydas flies in the family Mydidae.