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
Syllegomydinae Syllegomydini - Arenomydas bunochilus Hesse, 1969 Arenomydas val South Africa Dikbome (Western Cape) 32° 53' 60" S, 21° 22' 0.0012" E SAMC-H1M* South Africa
Syllegomydinae Syllegomydini - Arenomydas caerulescens Hesse, 1969 Arenomydas val South Africa Papendorp (Western Cape) 31° 41' 54.9996" S, 18° 12' 33.9984" E SAMC-H1M* South Africa
Syllegomydinae Syllegomydini - Arenomydas callosus (Wiedemann, 1828) Midas val South Africa Vom Hoffnungskap (= Cape of Good Hope) 34° 16' 59.9988" S, 18° 25' 0.0012" E ZMUC-S ZMHB-S1M* South Africa
Syllegomydinae Syllegomydini - Arenomydas lightfooti Hesse, 1969 Arenomydas val South Africa Jackals Water (Northern Cape) 29° 37' 59.9988" S, 17° 52' 59.9988" E SAMC-H1F* South Africa
Syllegomydinae Syllegomydini - Arenomydas namaquensis Hesse, 1969 Arenomydas val South Africa Springbok (Northern Cape) 29° 40' 0.0012" S, 17° 52' 59.9988" E SAMC-H1F* South Africa
Syllegomydinae Syllegomydini - Arenomydas niger (Macquart, 1838) Cephalocera val South Africa Du Cap (= Cape of Good Hope) 24° 16' 59.9988" S, 18° 25' 0.0012" E MNHN-H1F* (# 805) South Africa
Syllegomydinae Syllegomydini - Arenomydas partitus (Gerstaecker, 1868) Cephalocera val South Africa Africa australis (= South Africa) 0° 0' 0" N, 0° 0' 0" E ZMHB-H1M* South Africa
Syllegomydinae Syllegomydini - Arenomydas pleurostictus Hesse, 1969 Arenomydas val South Africa Steinkopf (24 km N) (Northern Cape) 29° 4' 18.0012" S, 17° 51' 2.0016" E TMSA-H1F* South Africa
Syllegomydinae Syllegomydini - Arenomydas sentipes Hesse, 1969 Arenomydas val South Africa between Leipoldtville & Elands Bay (Western Cape) 32° 15' 41.0004" S, 18° 25' 32.0016" E SAMC-H1F* South Africa
Mydinae Mydini Stratiomydina Baliomydas brederi (Curran, 1951) Mydas val Bahamas South Bimini Island 25° 41' 60" N, 79° 16' 0.0012" W AMNH-H1M* Bahamas
Mydinae Mydini Stratiomydina Baliomydas cubanus (Curran, 1951) Mydas val Cuba Havana 23° 7' 59.9988" N, 82° 22' 0.0012" W AMNH-H1M* Cuba
Mydinae Mydini Stratiomydina Baliomydas gracilis (Macquart, 1834) Mydas val De l'Amerique meridionale 0° 0' 0" N, 0° 0' 0" E (not in MNN) Cuba, Dominican Republic
Mydinae Mydini Stratiomydina Baliomydas tricolor (Wiedemann, 1830) Midas val Cuba Cuba 22° 16' 0.0012" N, 79° 47' 60" W ZMHB-H1F* Cuba
Cacatuopyginae - - Cacatuopyga auriculosa (Seguy, 1934) Mydas val Vietnam Hoa-Binh (Hoa Binh) 20° 48' 47.9988" N, 105° 20' 17.9988" E MNHN-H1F* Vietnam
Cacatuopyginae - - Cacatuopyga basifascia (Walker, 1859) Mydas val Indonesia Makassar (Sulawesi Selatan) 5° 9' 0" S, 119° 24' 0" E BMNH-H1F* Indonesia (Sulawesi)
Cacatuopyginae - - Cacatuopyga carmichaeli (Brunetti, 1913) Mydas val India Darjeeling (West Bengal) 26° 55' 0.0012" N, 88° 20' 60" E Indian Museum Bhutan, India
Cacatuopyginae - - Cacatuopyga fruhstorferi (Wulp, 1896) Mydas val Indonesia Sukabumi (Java) 6° 55' 0.0012" S, 106° 55' 59.9988" E ?RMNH Indonesia (Java), Malaysia (Perak, Sabah)
Cacatuopyginae - - Cacatuopyga ruficornis (Wiedemann, 1824) Mydas val India Tranquebar (Tamil Nadu) 11° 1' 0.0012" N, 79° 49' 59.9988" E ZMUC India
Syllegomydinae Cephalocerini - Cephalocera fascipennis var. luteipes Hesse, 1969 Cephalocera unavailable South Africa Clanwilliam (Western Cape) 32° 10' 59.9988" S, 18° 53' 60" E NMSA-H1M* (# 411) South Africa
Syllegomydinae Cephalocerini - Cephalocera umbrina var. albida Bequaert, 1963 Cephalocera unavailable South Africa Mossel Bay (Western Cape) 34° 10' 59.9988" S, 22° 7' 59.9988" E BMNH-H1M* South Africa
Syllegomydinae Cephalocerini - Cephalocera albida Hesse, 1969 Cephalocera val South Africa Mossel Bay (Western Cape) 34° 10' 59.9988" S, 22° 7' 59.9988" E not type designated South Africa
Syllegomydinae Cephalocerini - Cephalocera brachycera Bezzi, 1924 Cephalocera val South Africa O'Okiep (Northern Cape) 29° 36' 0" S, 17° 53' 60" E SAMC-H1M* South Africa
Syllegomydinae Cephalocerini - Cephalocera brachyptera Hesse, 1969 Cephalocera val South Africa Citrusdal District (Western Cape) 32° 34' 59.9988" S, 19° 1' 0.0012" E SAMC-H1M* South Africa
Syllegomydinae Cephalocerini - Cephalocera brunnipes Hesse, 1969 Cephalocera val South Africa Okiep (Northern Cape) 29° 36' 0" S, 17° 53' 60" E SAMC-H1F* South Africa
Syllegomydinae Cephalocerini - Cephalocera caffrariensis Hesse, 1969 Cephalocera val South Africa Grahamstown (19 km NW) (Eastern Cape) 33° 11' 48.9984" S, 26° 24' 42.9984" E SAMC-H1M* South Africa
Syllegomydinae Cephalocerini - Cephalocera catulus Gerstaecker, 1868 Cephalocera val South Africa Africa australis (= South Africa) 0° 0' 0" N, 0° 0' 0" E ZMHB-H1M* South Africa
Syllegomydinae Cephalocerini - Cephalocera decepta Hesse, 1969 Cephalocera val South Africa Matjiesfontein (11 km SW) (Western Cape) 33° 14' 33" S, 20° 26' 60" E SAMC-H1M* South Africa
Syllegomydinae Cephalocerini - Cephalocera devia Hesse, 1969 Cephalocera val South Africa Stellenbosch (Western Cape) 33° 55' 59.9988" S, 18° 51' 0" E SAMC-H1M* South Africa
Syllegomydinae Cephalocerini - Cephalocera disparilis Hesse, 1969 Cephalocera val South Africa Bosluis Pass [= Bosluiskloof Pass] (Western Cape) 33° 19' 59.9988" S, 21° 30' 0" E SAMC-H1F* South Africa
Syllegomydinae Cephalocerini - Cephalocera dysmachoides Hesse, 1969 Cephalocera val South Africa Clanwilliam (Western Cape) 32° 10' 59.9988" S, 18° 53' 60" E NMSA-H1M* (# 410) South Africa
Syllegomydinae Cephalocerini - Cephalocera euryptera Hesse, 1969 Cephalocera val South Africa Tulbagh (Western Cape) 33° 16' 59.9988" S, 19° 8' 60" E SAMC-H1F* South Africa
Syllegomydinae Cephalocerini - Cephalocera fascipennis Macquart, 1838 Cephalocera val South Africa Du Cap (= Cape of Good Hope) 34° 16' 59.9988" S, 18° 25' 0.0012" E MNHN-H1F* (# 804) South Africa
Syllegomydinae Cephalocerini - Cephalocera flavilineata Hesse, 1969 Cephalocera val South Africa Willowmore (Eastern Cape) 33° 16' 59.9988" S, 23° 28' 59.9988" E NMSA-H1F* (# 412) South Africa
Syllegomydinae Cephalocerini - Cephalocera imitata Hesse, 1969 Cephalocera val South Africa Worcester (Western Cape) 33° 36' 0" S, 19° 34' 0.0012" E SAMC-H1M* South Africa
Syllegomydinae Cephalocerini - Cephalocera longirostris (Wiedemann, 1830) Midas val South Africa Vom Kap 34° 16' 59.9988" S, 18° 25' 0.0012" E ZMHB-S1M*-S1F* South Africa
Syllegomydinae Cephalocerini - Cephalocera macrocera Hesse, 1969 Cephalocera val South Africa Touws River (between Montagu & Ladismith) (Western Cape) 33° 39' 6.9984" S, 21° 0' 52.9992" E SAMC-H1M* South Africa
Syllegomydinae Cephalocerini - Cephalocera meridionalis Hesse, 1969 Cephalocera val South Africa Knysna (Eastern Cape) 34° 1' 59.9988" S, 23° 1' 59.9988" E SAMC-H1?* South Africa
Syllegomydinae Cephalocerini - Cephalocera micheneri Hesse, 1969 Cephalocera val South Africa Robertson (Western Cape) 33° 47' 60" S, 19° 52' 59.9988" E SAMC-H1M* South Africa
Syllegomydinae Cephalocerini - Cephalocera mimica Hesse, 1969 Cephalocera val South Africa Touws River (Western Cape) 33° 19' 59.9988" S, 20° 1' 59.9988" E SAMC-H1M* South Africa
Syllegomydinae Cephalocerini - Cephalocera namaquensis Hesse, 1969 Cephalocera val South Africa Nieuwerust [= Nuwerus] (Northern Cape) 31° 8' 60" S, 18° 22' 0.0012" E SAMC-H1M* South Africa
Syllegomydinae Cephalocerini - Cephalocera nigerrima Hesse, 1969 Cephalocera val South Africa Modderfontein near Willowmore (Eastern Cape) 33° 16' 59.9988" S, 23° 28' 59.9988" E NMSA-H1M* (# 413) South Africa
Syllegomydinae Cephalocerini - Cephalocera nigrojubata Hesse, 1969 Cephalocera val South Africa between Mowers & Robertson (Western Cape) 33° 46' 0.0012" S, 19° 45' 0" E SAMC-H1F* South Africa
Syllegomydinae Cephalocerini - Cephalocera propinqua Hesse, 1969 Cephalocera val South Africa Touws River (37 km NE) (Western Cape) 33° 14' 42" S, 20° 23' 52.0008" E NMSA-H1M* (# 1266) South Africa
Syllegomydinae Cephalocerini - Cephalocera riparia Hesse, 1969 Cephalocera val South Africa upper Olifants River in Ceres Division (Western Cape) 32° 15' 0" S, 19° 4' 59.9988" E SAMC-H1M* South Africa
Syllegomydinae Cephalocerini - Cephalocera simulata Hesse, 1969 Cephalocera val South Africa Willowmore (Eastern Cape) 33° 16' 59.9988" S, 23° 28' 59.9988" E NMSA-H1M* (# 414) South Africa
Syllegomydinae Cephalocerini - Cephalocera trichogyna Hesse, 1969 Cephalocera val South Africa Vanrhynsdorp (Northern Cape) 31° 37' 0.0012" S, 18° 43' 59.9988" E NMSA-H1F* (# 415) South Africa
Syllegomydinae Cephalocerini - Cephalocera umbrina Gerstaecker, 1868 Cephalocera val South Africa Africa australis (= South Africa) 0° 0' 0" N, 0° 0' 0" E ZMHB-H1M* South Africa
Syllegomydinae Cephalocerini - Cephalocera xerophila Hesse, 1969 Cephalocera val South Africa Naib (Northern Cape) 29° 21' 0" S, 18° 19' 59.9988" E SAMC-H1M* South Africa
Syllegomydinae Cephalocerini - Cephalocerodes oldroydi (Bequaert, 1961) Cephalocera nom nudum Zimbabwe Bulawayo (Matebeland North) 20° 8' 60" S, 28° 34' 59.9988" E no type designated Zimbabwe
Syllegomydinae Cephalocerini - Cephalocerodes bequaerti Hesse, 1969 Cephalocerodes val South Africa Prince Albert road (Railway station) (Western Cape) 32° 58' 59.9988" S, 21° 40' 59.9988" E SAMC-H1M* South Africa
Syllegomydinae Cephalocerini - Cephalocerodes eremobius Hesse, 1969 Cephalocerodes val Namibia Aminuis (Omaheke) 23° 43' 0.0012" S, 19° 21' 0" E SAMC-H1M* Namibia
Syllegomydinae Cephalocerini - Cephalocerodes oldroydi (Bequaert, 1963) Cephalocera val Zimbabwe Bulawayo (Matebeland North) 20° 8' 60" S, 28° 34' 59.9988" E BMNH-H1M* Zimbabwe
Mydinae Mydini Mydina Ceriomydas darlingtoni Papavero & Wilcox, 1974 Ceriomydas val Dominican Republic Sanchez 0° 0' 0" N, 0° 0' 0" E MCZ Dominican Republic
Mydinae Mydini Mydina Ceriomydas fraudulentus (Williston, 1898) Mydas val Brazil Chapada dos Guimaraes (Mato Grosso) 15° 25' 0.0012" S, 55° 45' 0" W unknown Brazil
Mydinae Mydini Mydina Ceriomydas vespoides Papavero & Wilcox, 1974 Ceriomydas val Brazil Cajuru (Sao Paulo) 21° 16' 0.0012" S, 47° 16' 59.9988" W MZSP-H1M* Brazil
Mydinae Mydini Protomydina Ceriomydas crassipes (Westwood, 1841) Mydas val Brazil (no type locality) 0° 0' 0" N, 0° 0' 0" E OXUM-H1 (# 10) Brazil
Cacatuopyginae - - Charimydas decoratus Bowden, 1984 Charimydas val India Dohnavur (Tamil Nadu) 8° 30' 0" N, 77° 34' 0.0012" E BMNH-H1M* India
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
- - Cretomydas santanensis Willkommen, 2007 Cretomydas val Brazil Chapade do Araripe (Ceara) 7° 13' 0.0012" S, 37° 23' 60" W SMNS-H1?* Brazil
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)
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
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
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
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