Phyllomydas | |
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Phyllomydas phyllocerus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Mydidae |
Subfamily: | Mydinae |
Tribe: | Phyllomydini |
Genus: | Phyllomydas Bigot, 1880 [1] |
Type species | |
Phyllomydas phyllocerus |
Phyllomydas 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 is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Nemomydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Mydinae is a subfamily of mydas flies in the family Mydidae.
Phyllomydas parvulus is a species of mydas fly in the family Mydidae.
Mydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Opomydas limbatus is a species of mydas flies.
Phyllomydas bruesii is a species of mydas fly in the family Mydidae.
Phyllomydas currani is a species of mydas flies.
Heteromydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Pseudonomoneura is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Messiasia is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Phyllomydas phyllocerus is a species of mydas fly in the family Mydidae.
Ceriomydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Paramydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Haplomydas 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.
Diochlistus is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Miltinus is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.