Studies of Mydidae (Diptera) systematics and evolution: III. The genus Messiasia d'Andretta in the Americas (Mydinae)

Checklist of Acroceridae, Mydidae and Therevidae (Diptera) from Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

“…List of mydid species recorded for the state of Mato Grosso do Sul was performed using data from both available literature (Wilcox & Papavero, 1975;Papavero, 2009) and online catalog of Dikow (2010).…”

“…According to available literature (Papavero & Wilcox, 1968;Wilcox & Papavero, 1975;Wilcox et al, 1989;Papavero, 2009) Therevidae. Regarding therevid species from Mato Grosso do Sul, only one record was obtained within the literature published up to 2010: Cyclotelus kroeberi (Cole, 1960), a species included in the subfamily Therevinae.…”

“…Mydidae is divided into nine subfamilies, three of them occurring in Brazil: Apiophorinae, Rhopaliinae e Mydinae (Papavero & Wilcox, 1974;Papavero et al, 2002) and comprise 65 genera and 473 extant species (Dikow, 2010). There are 24 extant species occurring in Brazil and one fossil species, Cretomydas santanensis Willkommen & Grimaldi, 2007. Mydid species frequently occur in dry areas (Wilcox, 1981), except for Brazilian species of Midinae, which are found in tropical rainforests (Wilcox & Papavero, 1975;Papavero et al, 2002). Larvae of several species of Mydidae feed on immatures of Coleoptera and can be found in nests of Atta spp.…”

Taxonomic revision of Pseudorhopalia Wilcox & Papavero, 1971 (Insecta, Diptera, Mydidae, Rhopaliinae), with description of a new species from the Brazilian Amazon

“…The family currently comprises 11 subfamilies, 66 genera and about 470 valid species (Lyons & Dikow 2010). Most species of Mydidae inhabit dry areas (Wilcox 1981), with few species occurring in tropical forests (Wilcox & Papavero 1975, Papavero et al 2002. Adults are found in short periods of the year, probably spending most of their life cycles as larvae.…”

First record and range extension of Ceriomydas crassipes (Westwood, 1841) (Insecta, Diptera, Mydidae) from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

“…The genus Ceriomydas Williston, 1898 belongs to the subfamily Mydinae and has four species assigned to it (Wilcox et al 1989),of which three are found in Brazil: C. crassipes (Westwood, 1841); C. fraudulentus Williston, 1898; and C. vespoides Papavero & Wilcox, 1974. As in all species of Ceriomydas, C. crassipes resembles a wasp. According to Papavero and Wilcox (1974), this species resembles the solitary wasp of the genus Montezumia Saussure 1852 (Hymenoptera, Eumenidae).…”