Mydinae is a subfamily of mydas flies in the family
Mydidae
The Mydidae (sometimes misspelled as 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'' ( ...
. There are about 12 genera and more than 120 described species in Mydinae.
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Genera
These 12 genera belong to the subfamily Mydinae:[
* '' Baliomydas'' Wilcox, Papavero and Pimentel, 1989
* '' Ceriomydas'' Wilcox, Papavero and Pimentel, 1989
* '' Chrysomydas'' Wilcox, Papavero and Pimentel, 1989
* '' Dolichogaster'' Wilcox, Papavero and Pimentel, 1989
* '' Gauromydas'' Wilcox, Papavero and Pimentel, 1989
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Description
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'' Wilcox, Papavero and Pimentel, 1989
* '' Messiasia'' d'Andretta, 1951
* '' Mydas'' Fabricius, 1794
* '' Phyllomydas'' Bigot, 1880
* '' Protomydas'' Wilcox, Papavero and Pimentel, 1989
* '' Stratiomydas'' Wilcox & Pimentel, 1989
* '' Utinga'' Wilcox, Papavero and Pimentel, 1989
References
Further reading
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Mydidae
Brachycera subfamilies
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