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Occurrence data of Plyomydas (Diptera: Asiloidea: Mydidae)

Dataset homepage

Citation

Dikow T (2025). Occurrence data of Plyomydas (Diptera: Asiloidea: Mydidae). Version 1.19. National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rbe.2017.03.002 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-07-13.

Description

Occurrence data of the Mydidae genus Plyomydas from Argentina, Peru, and Paraguay based on a new taxonomic review in 2017.

Sampling Description

Method steps

Taxonomic Coverages

Insecta: Diptera: Mydidae: Mydinae: Messiasiini: Plyomydas
  1. Plyomydas peruviensis
    rank: species
  2. Plyomydas adelphe
    rank: species
  3. Plyomydas phalarope
    rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Argentina, Peru, Paraguay

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Castillo, S. and Dikow, T. 2017. Taxonomic revision of Plyomydas Wilcox and Papavero, 1971 with the description of two new species and its transfer to Mydinae (Insecta: Diptera: Mydidae). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 61(2): 192-202. doi:10.1016/j.rbe.2017.03.002 - 10.1016/j.rbe.2017.03.002

Contacts

Torsten Dikow
originator
position: Research Entomologist
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW
Washington
20004
DC
US
Telephone: +1 202 633 1005
email: DikowT@si.edu
homepage: http://asiloidflies.si.edu
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4816-2909
Torsten Dikow
metadata author
position: Research Entomologist
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW
Washington
20004
DC
US
Telephone: +1 202 633 1005
email: DikowT@si.edu
homepage: http://asiloidflies.si.edu
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4816-2909
Torsten Dikow
principal investigator
position: Research Entomologist
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW
Washington
20004
DC
US
Telephone: +1 202 633 1005
email: DikowT@si.edu
homepage: http://asiloidflies.si.edu
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4816-2909
Torsten Dikow
administrative point of contact
position: Research Entomologist
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW
Washington
20004
DC
US
Telephone: +1 202 633 1005
email: DikowT@si.edu
homepage: http://asiloidflies.si.edu
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4816-2909
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