Mydidae (Yeates & Irwin, 1996)

Barahona-Segovia, Rodrigo M., Madriz, Isaí, González, Christian R. & Amorim, Dalton De Souza, 2024, An update on the knowledge and general understanding of the Chilean Diptera diversity, Zootaxa 5518 (1), pp. 1-87 : 21

Mydidae ( Figs 44–46 )

The Mydidae comprises 470 species worldwide, grouped into 11 subfamilies and 66 extant genera ( Dikow 2010). The early papers on the family in Chile were those of Séguy (1939) and Reed & Ruiz (1941). More complete knowledge of the family in Chile should be credited to Artigas (1973). Artigas & Palma (1979) described new species of Megascelus Philippi and Mitrodetus Gerstaecker for Chile. Papavero (2013) updated the species number, to 18 species in five genera. There are no recent taxonomic studies on the family.

Figures

FIGURES 44–49. Asiloidea (continued) of Chile: (44) Mitrodetrus dentitarsis (Macquart) (Mydidae, photo by Claire de Schrevel); (45) Apiophora paulseni Philippi (Mydidae, photo by Matías Cortés) (46) Paramydas igniticornis (Bigot) (Mydidae, photo by Vicente Valdés); (47) Heteromhrale chilensis (Kröber) (Scenopididae, photo by Ricardo Varela), (48) Pachyrrhiza subpictipennis Irwin & Winterton (Therevidae, photo by Pablo Núñez), and (49) Sigalopella rufifemoralis Irwin & Winterton (Therevidae, photo by Matías Cortés).