Dolichogaster | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Mydidae |
Subfamily: | Mydinae |
Tribe: | Dolichogastrini |
Genus: | Dolichogaster Macquart, 1848 [1] |
Type species | |
Mydas brevicornis |
Dolichogaster 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.
Opomydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Mapinguari is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Leptomydinae is a subfamily of mydas flies in the family Mydidae.
Mydinae is a subfamily of mydas flies in the family Mydidae.
Mydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Mydas tibialis, the golden legged mydas fly, is a species of mydas flies in the family Mydidae
Rhaphiomidas parkeri is a species of mydas flies.
Pseudonomoneura is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Pseudonomoneura tinkhami is a species of mydas flies.
Messiasia is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Pseudonomoneura californica is a species of mydas flies.
Gauromydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Afroleptomydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Protomydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Cephalocera is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Arenomydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Rhopaliinae is a subfamily of mydas flies in the family Mydidae.
Cacatuopyga is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Rhaphiomidas maehleri is a species of mydas flies.