Syllegomydas | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Mydidae |
Subfamily: | Syllegomydinae |
Tribe: | Syllegomydini |
Genus: | Syllegomydas Becker, 1906 [1] |
Type species | |
Mydas cinctus |
Syllegomydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae. [3] [4]
Theodor Becker was a Danish-born German civil engineer and entomologist primarily known for studies on the taxonomy of flies.
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Nemomydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Rhopalia is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Mydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Senotainia is a genus of satellite flies in the family Sarcophagidae. There are more than 70 described species in Senotainia.
Afroleptomydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
Leptomydas is a genus of 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.
Arenomydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
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