Mydidae Species Catalogue

Species catalogue of 473 valid Mydidae species (556 names including 6 subspecies, 58 synonyms, 5 homonyms, 3 nomina nuda, and 11 unavailable names). Last updated on 13 June 2012.

subfamily tribe subtribe genussort icon species author and year original genus validity type country type locality Coordinates type collection distribution
Mydinae Messiasiini - Messiasia pertenuis (Johnson, 1926) Mydas val United States Mt. Baboquivari (Arizona) 31° 46' 0.0012" N, 111° 37' 0.0012" W MCZ-H1M* (# 15665) Mexico, United States
Mydinae Messiasiini - Messiasia testaceiventris (Macquart, 1850) Mydas val Uruguay Maldonado (Maldonado) 34° 52' 0.0012" S, 54° 57' 0" W MNHN-H1F* (# 1461a) Argentina, Uruguay
Mydinae Messiasiini - Messiasia uaupes Wilcox & Papavero, 1975 Messiasia val Brazil Uaupes (= Rio Uaupes) (Amazonas) 0° 1' 59.9988" N, 67° 16' 59.9988" W MZSP-H1M* Brazil
Mydinae Messiasiini - Messiasia virgata (Wiedemann, 1830) Midas val Brazil Brasilia 0° 0' 0" N, 0° 0' 0" E ZMHB-H1F* Brazil
Mydinae Messiasiini - Messiasia wilcoxi Papavero, 1976 Messiasia val Brazil Conceicao da Barra (Espirito Santo) 18° 34' 0.0012" S, 39° 45' 0" W MZSP-H1M* Brazil
Mydinae Messiasiini - Messiasia yacochuya Wilcox & Papavero, 1975 Messiasia val Argentina Yacochuya (Salta) 26° 1' 59.9988" S, 65° 57' 0" W IMLA-H1M* Argentina
Mydinae Messiasiini - Messiasia zikani Andretta, 1951 Messiasia val Paraguay San Bernardino (Cordillera) 25° 16' 0.0012" S, 57° 19' 0.0012" W USNM (# A1638) Brazil, Paraguay
Megascelinae - - Megascelus albovillosus Artigas, 1973 Megascelus val Chile Parque Nacional Fray Jorge (Coquimbo) 30° 38' 60" S, 71° 40' 0.0012" W UCCC Chile
Megascelinae - - Megascelus melanoproctus Artigas, 1970 Megascelus val Chile Perales (Valparaiso) 32° 19' 59.9988" S, 71° 28' 0.0012" W UCCC Chile
Megascelinae - - Megascelus nigricornis Philippi, 1865 Megascelus val Chile (no type locality) 0° 0' 0" N, 0° 0' 0" E UCCC-N Chile
Megascelinae - - Megascelus nigrovillosus Artigas, 1970 Megascelus val Chile Marga-Marga (Valparaiso) 33° 1' 0.0012" S, 71° 32' 60" W UCCC Chile
Megascelinae - - Megascelus palmicola Artigas, 1970 Megascelus val Chile Las Palmas (O'Higgins) 34° 31' 0.0012" S, 71° 46' 0.0012" W UCCC Chile
Mydinae Mydini Mydina Mapinguari politus (Wiedemann, 1828) Midas val Suriname Vaterland? 4° 13' 59.9988" N, 56° 0' 0" W RMNH-H1F* Brazil, ?Suriname
Syllegomydinae Syllegomydini - Mahafalymydas tuckeri Kondratieff, Carr & Irwin, 2005 Mahafalymydas val Madagascar Ifay (Toliara) 23° 10' 59.9988" S, 43° 37' 0.0012" E CAS Madagascar
Syllegomydinae Syllegomydini - Mahafalymydas wiegmanni Kondratieff, Carr & Irwin, 2005 Mahafalymydas val Madagascar Ifay (Toliara) 23° 10' 59.9988" S, 43° 37' 0.0012" E CAS Madagascar
Leptomydinae - - Leptomydas danaus Bowden, 1983 Leptomydas val Saudi Arabia Jebel Daka (= Jabal Daka) (Makkah) 21° 4' 59.9988" N, 40° 16' 59.9988" E BMNH-H1M* Saudi Arabia
Mydinae - - Leptomydas fulviventris (Dufour, 1850) Mydas syn Spain Hispaniae littore Tarraconense 0° 0' 0" N, 0° 0' 0" E unknown
Leptomydinae - - Leptomydas fulviventris Bigot, 1885 Leptomydas syn Sudan Barka (= Barka River) 18° 13' 0.0012" N, 37° 34' 59.9988" E BMNH-H1F* Sudan
Leptomydinae - - Leptomydas corsicanus Bequaert, 1961 Leptomydas val France Campo del Oro (= Campodiloro) (Corse) 42° 1' 59.9988" N, 9° 22' 0.0012" E BMNH-H1M* France (Corsica)
Leptomydinae - - Leptomydas batyr Semenov, 1922 Leptomydas val Uzbekistan Chiva (= Khiva) (Xorazm) 41° 22' 59.9988" N, 60° 22' 0.0012" E ZIN Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Leptomydinae - - Leptomydas bucciferus (Seguy, 1928) Syllegomydas val India Kurseong (West Bengal) 26° 52' 59.9988" N, 88° 16' 59.9988" E MNHN-H1M* India
Leptomydinae - - Leptomydas annulata (Brunetti, 1912) Cephalocera val India Bhoirakund (Assam) 26° 45' 0" N, 92° 30' 0" E Indian Museum (NZSI) India
Leptomydinae - - Leptomydas indianus Brunetti, 1912 Leptomidas val India Sadiya (Assam) 27° 49' 59.9988" N, 95° 40' 0.0012" E Indian Museum (NZSI) India
Leptomydinae - - Leptomydas lineatus (Olivier, 1811) Mydas val Egypt 0° 0' 0" N, 0° 0' 0" E unknown Egypt
Leptomydinae - - Leptomydas lusitanicus (Wiedemann, 1820) Mydas val Spain Lusitania 38° 55' 0.0012" N, 6° 19' 59.9988" W ZMHB-H1M* France (Corsica), Portugal, Spain
Leptomydinae - - Leptomydas maculatus (Walker, 1871) Mydas val Egypt Mount Sinai (Janub Sina) 28° 31' 59.9988" N, 33° 55' 0.0012" E unknown Egypt, Israel, Syria
Leptomydinae Leptomydas rapti Dikow, 2010 Leptomydas val Nepal Jhawani (Bagmati) 27° 34' 59.9988" N, 84° 31' 0.0012" E ZSMC-H1M* Nepal
Leptomydinae - - Leptomydas padishach Semenov, 1922 Leptomydas val Bucharia austro-oriental: distr. Kulab: Parchar-kizilsu 0° 0' 0" N, 0° 0' 0" E ZIN Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Leptomydinae Leptomydas notos Dikow, 2010 Leptomydas val India Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) 10° 59' 33" N, 76° 57' 41.0004" E AMNH-H1M* India
Leptomydinae - - Leptomydas rufipes (Westwood, 1841) Midas val Italy Siciliy (Siciliana) 37° 37' 59.9988" N, 14° 4' 0.0012" E unknown Italy (Sicily)
Leptomydinae - - Leptomydas sardous (Costa, 1884) Mydas val Italy Sardinia (Sardegna) 40° 7' 0.0012" N, 9° 7' 59.9988" E unknown France (Corsica), Italy (Sardinia)
Leptomydinae - - Leptomydas shach Semenov, 1922 Leptomydas val Iran between Padagi & Bazman (Baluchestan) 28° 43' 0.0012" N, 60° 37' 0.0012" E ZIN Iran, Pakistan
Leptomydinae - - Leptomydas tigris Dikow, 2010 Leptomydas val Thailand Phu Kradueng National Park (Loei) 16° 50' 31.9992" N, 101° 41' 39.9984" E LACM-H1M* Thailand
Leptomydinae - - Leptomydas turcicus Bowden, 1983 Leptomydas val Turkey Karatas (Adana) 36° 34' 0.0012" N, 35° 22' 0.0012" E BMNH-H1M* Turkey
Syllegomydinae Syllegomydini - Lachnocorynus chobeensis Hesse, 1969 Lachnocorynus val Botswana Kabulabula, Chobe river 17° 49' 59.9988" S, 24° 58' 0.0012" E NMSA-H1M* (# 431) Botswana
Syllegomydinae Syllegomydini - Lachnocorynus kochi Hesse, 1969 Lachnocorynus val Namibia Oshikango (Ohangwena) 17° 23' 60" S, 15° 52' 59.9988" E NMSA-H1M* (# 432) Namibia
Syllegomydinae - - Hispanomydas hispanicus Arias, 1914a Hispanomydas val Spain Orihuela (Valencia) 38° 4' 59.9988" N, 0° 57' 0" W (not in MNCN) Spain
Ectyphinae - - Heteromydas bicolor Hardy, 1944 Heteromydas val United States Onyx (California) 35° 40' 59.9988" N, 118° 13' 0.0012" W SEMC-H1M* (# 5853) Mexico, United States
Syllegomydinae Syllegomydini - Heteroleptomydas conopsoides Bequaert, 1963 Heteroleptomydas val South Africa Port St. Johns (Eastern Cape) 31° 37' 59.9988" S, 29° 31' 59.9988" E BMNH-H1M* South Africa
Leptomydinae - - Hessemydas daugeroni Kondratieff, 2009 Hessemydas val Madagascar Mikea Forest (Toliara) 22° 54' 12.9996" S, 43° 28' 32.0016" E CAS-H1M* Madagascar
Leptomydinae - - Hessemydas tulear Kondratieff, Carr & Irwin, 2005 Hessemydas syn Madagascar Ifay (Toliara) 23° 10' 59.9988" S, 43° 37' 0.0012" E CAS Madagascar
Leptomydinae - - Hessemydas parkeri Kondratieff, Carr & Irwin, 2005 Hessemydas val Madagascar Beza Mahafaly Reserve (Toliara) 23° 38' 60" S, 44° 37' 0.0012" E CAS Madagascar
Leptomydinae - - Hessemydas seyrigi (Seguy, 1960) Leptomydas val Madagascar Behara (Toliara) 25° 4' 0.0012" S, 44° 37' 0.0012" E MNHN-H1M* Madagascar
Syllegomydinae Syllegomydini - Haplomydas flavomarginata (Brunetti, 1929) Rhopalia syn Zimbabwe Matopos 20° 25' 0.0012" S, 28° 28' 59.9988" E BMNH-H1F* Zimbabwe
Syllegomydinae Syllegomydini - Haplomydas lesnei (Seguy, 1929) Heleomydas syn Mozambique Nova Chupanga 0° 0' 0" N, 0° 0' 0" E MNHN-H1M* Mozambique
Syllegomydinae Syllegomydini - Haplomydas crassipes Bezzi, 1924 Haplomydas val Zimbabwe Bulawayo (Matebeland North) 20° 8' 60" S, 28° 34' 59.9988" E SAMC-H1F* Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Syllegomydinae Halterorchini - Halterorchis inermis Bezzi, 1924 Halterorchis val South Africa O'Okiep (Northern Cape) 29° 36' 0" S, 17° 53' 60" E SAMC-H1F* South Africa
Syllegomydinae Halterorchini - Halterorchis karooensis Hesse, 1969 Halterorchis val South Africa Vogelfontein (Western Cape) 32° 38' 39.0012" S, 21° 52' 55.9992" E SAMC-H1F* South Africa
Mydinae Mydini Mydina Gauromydas annulicornis (Westwood, 1841) Mydas syn Brazil Brasilia 0° 0' 0" N, 0° 0' 0" E OXUM-H1 (# 9) Brazil
Mydinae Mydini Mydina Gauromydas bonariensis (Guerin-Meneville, 1835) Mydas syn Argentina Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires) 34° 34' 59.9988" S, 58° 40' 0.0012" W unknown Argentina
Mydinae Mydini Mydina Gauromydas praegrandis (Austen, 1909) Mydas syn Brazil Parana (Parana) 24° 33' 0" S, 51° 36' 0" W BMNH-S2M* Brazil
Mydinae Mydini Mydina Gauromydas apicalis (Wiedemann, 1830) Midas val Brazil Brasilia 0° 0' 0" N, 0° 0' 0" E ZMHB-H1M* Brazil
Mydinae Mydini Mydina Gauromydas autuorii (Andretta, 1951) Mydas val Uruguay Montevideo (Montevideo) 34° 52' 0.0012" S, 56° 10' 0.0012" W USNM (# A1637) Brazil, Uruguay
Mydinae Mydini Mydina Gauromydas heros (Perty, 1833) Mydas val Brazil 0° 0' 0" N, 0° 0' 0" E ZSMC-L1M* Bolivia, Brazil
Mydinae Mydini Mydina Gauromydas mystaceus (Wiedemann, 1830) Midas val Suriname Surinam 4° 13' 59.9988" N, 56° 0' 0" W ZMHB-H1M* French Guiana, Gyuana, Suriname
Apiophorinae - - Eumydas corupas Wilcox & Papavero, 1971 Eumydas val Brazil Corupa (Santa Catarina) 26° 25' 0.0012" S, 49° 13' 0.0012" W MZSP-H1M* Brazil
Leptomydinae - - Eremomidas arabicus Bequaert, 1961 Eremomidas val Yemen Seivun (= Say'un, Saiwun) (Hadramawt) 15° 55' 59.9988" N, 48° 46' 59.9988" E BMNH-H1F* Oman, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Leptomydinae - - Eremomidas bek Semenov, 1922 Eremomydas val (several localities) 0° 0' 0" N, 0° 0' 0" E ZIN Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Leptomydinae - - Eremomidas chan Semenov, 1896 Eremomidas val Turkmenistan Transcaspica 0° 0' 0" N, 0° 0' 0" E ZIN Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Leptomydinae - - Eremomidas emir Semenov, 1896 Eremomidas val Turkmenistan Repetek (Lebap) 38° 34' 0.0012" N, 63° 10' 59.9988" E ZIN Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Leptomydinae - - Eremomidas sultan Semenov, 1922 Eremomydas val Uzbekistan Kuduk (Jizzax) 40° 15' 0" N, 66° 58' 59.9988" E ZIN Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Syllegomydinae Syllegomydini - Eremohaplomydas desertorum Bequaert, 1959 Eremohaplomydas val Namibia Orupembe (= Anabib) (24 km S) (Kunene) 18° 22' 59.9988" S, 12° 13' 0.0012" E MZLU-H1F* (# 2134:1) Namibia
Ectyphinae - - Ectyphus armipes Bezzi, 1924 Ectyphus val South Africa Stellabush [= Pigeon Valley Park] (KwaZulu-Natal) 29° 51' 0" S, 30° 58' 59.9988" E SAMC-H1M* South Africa
Ectyphinae Ectyphus bitaeniatus Hesse, 1969 Ectyphus syn South Africa Resolution (Eastern Cape) 33° 10' 0.0012" S, 26° 37' 0.0012" E NMSA-H1F* (# 404) South Africa
Ectyphinae - - Ectyphus capillatus Hesse, 1969 Ectyphus val South Africa Brakkloof (Eastern Cape) 33° 12' 0" S, 26° 49' 59.9988" E SAMC-H1M* South Africa
Ectyphinae - - Ectyphus pinguis var. ceramiiformis Hesse, 1969 Ectyphus unavailable South Africa Willowmore (Eastern Cape) 33° 16' 59.9988" S, 23° 28' 59.9988" E NMSA-H1M* (# 407) South Africa
Ectyphinae - - Ectyphus pinguis var. karooensis Hesse, 1969 Ectyphus unavailable South Africa Willowmore (Eastern Cape) 33° 16' 59.9988" S, 23° 28' 59.9988" E NMSA-H1M* (# 408) South Africa
Ectyphinae - - Ectyphus pinguis var. litoralis Hesse, 1969 Ectyphus unavailable South Africa Jeffrey's Bay (Eastern Cape) 34° 2' 60" S, 24° 55' 0.0012" E SAMC-H1M* South Africa
Ectyphinae - - Ectyphus abdominalis Bezzi, 1924 Ectyphus val South Africa Montagu (Western Cape) 33° 43' 59.9988" S, 20° 7' 0.0012" E SAMC-H1F* South Africa
Ectyphinae Ectyphus flavidorsalis Hesse, 1969 Ectyphus syn South Africa Georgida (Eastern Cape) 33° 28' 59.9988" S, 23° 16' 59.9988" E NMSA-H1F* (# 406) South Africa
Ectyphinae - - Ectyphus pinguis Gerstaecker, 1868 Ectyphus val South Africa Africa australis (= South Africa) 0° 0' 0" N, 0° 0' 0" E ZMHB-L1M* South Africa
Ectyphinae - - Ectyphus pretoriensis (Bezzi, 1924) Ectyphus val South Africa Pretoria (Gauteng) 25° 43' 59.9988" S, 28° 10' 59.9988" E SAMC-S1M*-S1F* South Africa
Ectyphinae - - Ectyphus amboseli Lyons and Dikow, 2010 Ectyphus val Kenya Amboseli Lodge (Rift Valley) 2° 39' 59.004" S, 37° 16' 59.988" E CAS-H1M* Kenya
Mydinae Dolichogastrini - Dolichogaster iopterus (Wiedemann, 1828) Midas syn Brazil Brasilien 0° 0' 0" N, 0° 0' 0" E coll. Wiedemann Brazil
Mydinae Dolichogastrini - Dolichogaster brevicornis (Wiedemann, 1821) Mydas val Brazil Brasilia 0° 0' 0" N, 0° 0' 0" E ZMHB-S2M* Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
Diochlistinae - - Diochlistus clavata (Macquart, 1850) Mydas hom Australia Nouvelle-Hollande (= Australia) 0° 0' 0" N, 0° 0' 0" E MNHN-H1M* (# 2095) Australia
Diochlistinae - - Diochlistus bispinifer (Westwood, 1848) Mydas syn Australia Australia occidentali. 0° 0' 0" N, 0° 0' 0" E OXUM-H1 (# 1) Australia
Diochlistinae - - Diochlistus clavigera (Walker, 1848) Mydas syn Australia New Holland 0° 0' 0" N, 0° 0' 0" E BMNH-S2M* Australia
Diochlistinae - - Diochlistus effracta (Walker, 1857) Mydas syn Australia Anstralia (sic) 0° 0' 0" N, 0° 0' 0" E BMNH-H1F* Australia
Diochlistinae - - Diochlistus flavipes (Thomson, 1869) Harmophana syn Australia Sidney (= Sydney) (New South Wales) 33° 52' 0.0012" S, 151° 13' 0.0012" E unknown Australia
Diochlistinae - - Diochlistus fulvipennis (Macquart, 1850) Mydas syn Australia Nouvelle-Hollande 0° 0' 0" N, 0° 0' 0" E MNHN-H1F* (# 2096) Australia
Mydinae - - Diochlistus gracilis (Jaennicke, 1867) Mydas syn Australia Australia 0° 0' 0" N, 0° 0' 0" E SMFD-H1?* (# 350) Australia
Diochlistinae - - Diochlistus auripennis (Westwood, 1835) Midas val Australia Nova Hollandia 0° 0' 0" N, 0° 0' 0" E OXUM-S3 (# 2) Australia (Queensland)
Diochlistinae - - Diochlistus macquarti (Schiner, 1868) Mydas syn Australia 0° 0' 0" N, 0° 0' 0" E unknown Australia
Diochlistinae - - Diochlistus analogus Paramonov, 1950 Diochlistus val Australia Eidsvold (Queensland) 25° 22' 0.0012" S, 151° 7' 59.9988" E ANIC Australia (Queensland)
Diochlistinae - - Diochlistus apollinosus Paramonov, 1950 Diochlistus val Australia 407 miles E.W. Line (probably near Ooldea) (South Australia) 30° 26' 60" S, 131° 49' 59.9988" E AMS Australia (South Australia, Victoria)
Diochlistinae - - Diochlistus edgari Paramonov, 1961 Diochlistus val Australia Morven (12 km E) (Queensland) 26° 25' 0.0012" S, 147° 13' 59.9988" E ANIC Australia (Queensland)
Diochlistinae - - Diochlistus gracilis (Macquart, 1847) Cephalocera val Australia 0° 0' 0" N, 0° 0' 0" E (not in MNHN) Australia (ACT, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria)
Diochlistinae - - Diochlistus hackeri Paramonov, 1950 Diochlistus val Australia Mt. Tambourine (Queensland) 27° 58' 0.0012" S, 153° 11' 60" E UQIC Australia (Queensland)
Diochlistinae - - Diochlistus melleipennis (Westwood, 1848) Mydas val Australia Australia occidentali. 0° 0' 0" N, 0° 0' 0" E ?BMNH Australia (New South Wales, Western Australia)
Diochlistinae - - Diochlistus mitis Gerstaecker, 1868 Diochlistus val Australia Swan River (Western Australia) 32° 2' 60" S, 115° 43' 59.9988" E ZMHB-S1M*-S1F* Australia (Western Australia)
Diochlistinae - - Diochlistus neogracilis Hardy, 1949 Diochlistus val Australia Stanthorpe (Queensland) 28° 40' 0.0012" S, 151° 56' 60" E unknown Australia (Queensland)
Diochlistinae - - Diochlistus nicholsoni Mackerras, 1928 Diochlistus val Australia Ooldea (South Australia) 30° 26' 60" S, 131° 49' 59.9988" E unknown Australia (South Australia)
Diochlistinae - - Diochlistus paragracilis Paramonov, 1955 Diochlistus val Australia Kukerin (Western Australia) 33° 12' 0" S, 118° 4' 59.9988" E WAM-H Australia (Western Australia)
Diochlistinae - - Diochlistus tenebrosus Paramonov, 1950 Diochlistus val Australia Kincumber (New South Wales) 33° 28' 59.9988" S, 151° 25' 0.0012" E ANIC Australia (New South Wales)
- - Cretomydas santanensis Willkommen, 2007 Cretomydas val Brazil Chapade do Araripe (Ceara) 7° 13' 0.0012" S, 37° 23' 60" W SMNS-H1?* Brazil
Mydinae Mydini Stratiomydina Chrysomydas nitida (Lichtenstein, 1796) Mydas nom nudum (South America) 0° 0' 0" N, 0° 0' 0" E unknown South America
Mydinae Mydini Stratiomydina Chrysomydas claripennis (Williston, 1898) Mydas syn Brazil Chapada (Mato Grosso) 15° 25' 0.0012" S, 55° 45' 0" W AMNH-H1M* Brazil
Mydinae Mydini Stratiomydina Chrysomydas nitidulus (Olivier, 1811) Mydas val 0° 0' 0" N, 0° 0' 0" E unknown Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana
Cacatuopyginae - - Charimydas decoratus Bowden, 1984 Charimydas val India Dohnavur (Tamil Nadu) 8° 30' 0" N, 77° 34' 0.0012" E BMNH-H1M* India