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Mydas Flies
Mydidae
The Mydidae (alternative spelling Mydaidae), 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 (syn. Mydas 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...
13 branches of this family, most-observed first
Mydinae
subfamilyMydinae
Leptomydinae
subfamilyLeptomydinae
Apiophorinae
subfamilyApiophorinae
Diochlistinae
subfamilyDiochlistinae
Rhaphiomidinae
subfamilyRhaphiomidinae
Syllegomydinae
subfamilySyllegomydinae
Ectyphinae
subfamilyEctyphinae
Megascelinae
subfamilyMegascelinae
Anomalomydinae
subfamilyAnomalomydinae
Cacatuopyginae
subfamilyCacatuopyginae
Perissocerus
genusPerissocerus
Mimadelphus
genusMimadelphus
Notosyllegomydas
genusNotosyllegomydas
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 121526.