Family Mydidae

Many Fabricius types are in either poor condition or even lost. Please contact the Diptera Curator for information on the condition of the types for individual species. The Wiedemann material listed here is not in every case type material.

Current Family Genus (orig. comb.) Species Author Citation New combination/synonym of
Mydidae Rhopalia bequaerti Lyneborg 1970: Ent. Scand. 1: 90 none
Mydidae Midas callosus Wiedemann 1828: Aussereur. Zweifl. Insekten 1 : 580 Arenomydas
Mydidae Bibio filata Fabricius 1775: Syst. Ent.: 757 Mydas clavatus (Drury, 1773)
Mydidae Midas giganteus Wiedemann 1821: Diptera Exotica [Ed. 1] Sect. II: 66 ?
Mydidae Rhopalia oldroydi Lyneborg 1970: Ent. Scand. 1: 91 none
Mydidae Midas ruficornis Wiedemann 1824: Analecta Ent.: 20 unplaced
Mydidae Midas rufithorax Wiedemann 1821: Diptera Exotica [Ed. 1] Sect. II: 67 Afroleptomydas
Mydidae Midas westermanni Wiedemann 1819: Zool. Mag., Kiel 1(3): 19 Afroleptomydas

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