Mydidae
- Dataset
- The Diptera Site
- Rank
- FAMILY
Classification
- order
- Diptera
- family
- Mydidae
diagnostic
Medium to very large flies, 9-60 mm long, usually sparsely pilose, and without bristles except on legs. Second flagellomere of antenna clubbed. Abdomen long, cylindrical, and slightly tapered apically in male, but usually widest at segment 4 in female. Hindleg much longer and stronger than midleg and foreleg; hind femur usually swollen, with ventral spines; hind tibia with apical spur or bristles. Wing long, narrow to wide; most veins ending in upper margin before apex. (Wilcox 1981)
Name
- Homonyms
- Mydidae
Bibliographic References
- Teskey, H. J.,McAlpine, J. F.,Wilcox, J.,Shewell, G. E.,Wood, D. M.,Vockeroth, J. R.,Peterson, B. V. (1981) Chapter 40. Mydidae http://diptera.myspecies.info/node/3466