Mydas | |
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Mydas clavatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Mydidae |
Subfamily: | Mydinae |
Tribe: | Mydini |
Genus: | Mydas Fabricius, 1794 [1] |
Type species | |
Musca clavata | |
Synonyms | |
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.
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.
Phyllomydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Opomydas limbatus is a species of mydas flies.
Messiasia is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Gauromydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Baliomydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Dolichogaster is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Apiophorinae is a subfamily of mydas flies in the family Mydidae.
Mitrodetus is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Cephalocera is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Syllegomydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Arenomydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Perissocerus is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Rhopaliinae is a subfamily of mydas flies in the family Mydidae.
Diochlistus is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Miltinus is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.