Mydidae Family-Group taxa

List of the 19 family-group taxa currently used for Mydidae.

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Anomalomydinae Papavero & Wilcox 1974
Anomalomydas Papavero & Wilcox, 1974
Anomalomydinae
Australasia
Apiophorinae Papavero & Wilcox 1974
Apiophora Philippi, 1865
Apiophorinae
Neotropical
Cacatuopyginae Papavero & Wilcox 1974
Cacatuopyga Papavero & Wilcox, 1974
Cacatuopyginae
Oriental
Cephalocerini Hesse 1969
Cephalocera Latreille, 1829
Syllegomydinae
Afrotropical
Diochlistinae Bequaert 1963
Diochlistus Gerstaecker, 1868
Diochlistinae
Australasia
Dolichogastrini Papavero & Wilcox 1974
Dolichogaster Macquart, 1848
Mydinae
Neotropical
The spelling is corrected for the author's original use of the name Dolichogasterini (Sabrosky 1999: 116; stem Dolichogastr-).
Ectyphinae Wilcox & Papavero 1971
Ectyphus Gerstaecker, 1868
Ectyphinae
Afrotropical, Nearctic
Halterorchini Hesse 1972
Halterorchis Bezzi, 1924
Syllegomydinae
Afrotropical
Leptomydinae Papavero & Wilcox 1974
Leptomydas Gerstaecker, 1868
Leptomydinae
Afrotropical, Neotropical, Palaearctic
Megascelinae Cazier 1941
Megascelus Philippi, 1865
Megascelinae
Afrotropical, Australasia, Neotropical
Messiasiini Papavero & Wilcox 1974
Messiasia Andretta, 1951
Mydinae
Nearctic, Neotropical
Mydaselpidini Hesse 1969
Mydaselpis Bezzi, 1924
Syllegomydinae
Afrotropical
The spelling is corrected for Hesse's original use of the name Mydaselpini (Sabrosky 1999: 206, stem Mydaselpid-).
Mydinae Latreille 1809
Mydas Fabricius, 1794
Mydinae
Nearctic, Neotropical
Original as Mydasii Latreille 1809. Latreille (1809: 241, 244) apparently stated in the footnotes Midasii and not Mydasii. Osten-Sacken (1895: 345-350) discussed Mydas vs. Midas and adopted Mydas, which was the original spelling. Mydaidae and Mydasidae are often found in the older literature. Bezzi (1903) was the first author who stated the now accepted name Mydidae.
Phyllomydini Papavero & Wilcox 1974
Phyllomydas Bigot, 1880
Mydinae
Nearctic
Protomydina Wilcox, Papavero & Pimentel 1989
Protomydas Wilcox, Papavero & Pimentel, 1989
Mydinae
Neotropical
Rhaphiomidinae Hendel 1936
Rhaphiomidas Osten-Sacken, 1877
Rhaphiomidinae
Nearctic
Williston's (1893: 102) usage was without any name attached to it 'the group, whether it be a family or subfamily'.
Rhopaliinae Papavero & Wilcox 1974
Rhopalia Macquart, 1838
Rhopaliinae
Afrotropical (Ethiopia, Yemen), Neotropical (Brazil), Palaearctic
Stratiomydina Wilcox, Papavero & Pimentel 1989
Stratiomydas Wilcox, Papavero & Pimentel, 1989
Mydinae
Nearctic
Syllegomydinae Bequaert 1963
Syllegomydas Becker, 1906
Syllegomydinae
Afrotropical, Palaearctic
The spelling was corrected by Papavero & Wilcox (1968) for Bequaert's original use of the name Syllegomydainae (stem Syllegomyd-).