Leptomydas | |
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Leptomydas sardous | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Mydidae |
Subfamily: | Leptomydinae |
Genus: | Leptomydas Gerstaecker, 1868 [1] |
Type species | |
Mydas lusitanicus | |
Synonyms | |
Leptomydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae that occurs in Europe and Asia. [4] [5] [6]
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.
Laphriinae is a subfamily of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are more than 110 genera and 1,000 described species in Laphriinae. Many are mimics of syntopic bees. Some prey on bees as adults. Larvae of the genus Hyperechia are known to grow inside the cells of Xylocopa bees, feeding on their larvae.
Nemomydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Rhopalia is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Leptomydinae is a subfamily of mydas flies in the family Mydidae primarily distributed in the Northern Hemisphere.
Mydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Pseudonomoneura 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.
Eremomidas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Ectyphus is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Eremohaplomydas 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.
Syllegomydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Vespiodes is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Syllegomydini is a tribe of flies in the family Mydidae.
Syllegomydinae is a subfamily of mydas flies in the family Mydidae.
Perissocerus is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Diochlistus is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.