Ceriomydas | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Mydidae |
Subfamily: | Mydinae |
Tribe: | Mydini |
Genus: | Ceriomydas Williston, 1898 [1] |
Type species | |
Ceriomydas fraudulentus |
Ceriomydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae. [2] [3]
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.
Opomydas townsendi is a species of mydas flies.
Opomydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Mapinguari is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Belemiana is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Leptomydinae is a subfamily of mydas flies in the family Mydidae.
Phyllomydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Mydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Opomydas limbatus is a species of mydas flies.
Pseudonomoneura is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Messiasia is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Namibimydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Plyomydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Eumydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Nomoneura is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Cacatuopyga is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Cacatuopyginae is a subfamily of mydas flies in the family Mydidae.
Anomalomydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Chrysomydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Pseudorhopalia is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.