Mydas arizonensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Mydidae |
Subfamily: | Mydinae |
Tribe: | Mydini |
Genus: | Mydas |
Species: | M. arizonensis |
Binomial name | |
Mydas arizonensis Wilcox, et Al., 1989 [1] | |
Mydas arizonensis is a species of mydas flies in the family Mydidae. [1]
United States.
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 mydas flies. There are at least 3 described species in Opomydas.
Mapinguari is a genus of mydas flies in the family Mydidae, found in Brazil. There are two described species in Mapinguari.
Mydinae is a subfamily of mydas flies in the family Mydidae. There are about 12 genera and more than 120 described species in Mydinae.
Phyllomydas parvulus is a species of mydas fly in the family Mydidae.
Mydas xanthopterus is a species of mydas flies in the family Mydidae.
Mydas is a genus of large flies in the family Mydidae.
Mydas ventralis is a species of mydas flies in the family Mydidae.
Mydas tibialis, the golden legged mydas fly, is a species of mydas flies in the family Mydidae.
Phyllomydas bruesii is a species of mydas fly in the family Mydidae.
Nemomydas venosus is a species of mydas flies in the family Mydidae.
Mydas maculiventris is a species of mydas flies in the family Mydidae.
Phyllomydas currani is a species of mydas flies.
Pseudonomoneura hirta is a species of mydas flies.
Rhaphiomidas terminatus, the flower-loving fly, is a species of mydas fly. It is endemic to California.
Pseudonomoneura tinkhami is a species of mydas flies.
Phyllomydas scitulus is a species of mydas fly in the family Mydidae.
Phyllomydas quercus is a species of mydas fly in the family Mydidae.
Mydas luteipennis is a species of mydas flies in the family Mydidae.