mydidae_genera_26oct2010

family:

Mydidae

subfamily:

Syllegomydinae

tribe:

Cephalocerini

genus:

Cephalocera

author and year:

Latreille, 1829

type species:

Mydas longirostris

author type species:

Wiedemann, 1829

designation:

subsequent monotypy (Macquart, 1834: 273)

validity:

val

# species:

28

region:

Afrotropical

distribution:

Namibia, South Africa

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