Mydas xanthopterus is a species of mydas flies in the family Mydidae.[3][4]

Mydas xanthopterus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Mydidae
Subfamily: Mydinae
Tribe: Mydini
Genus: Mydas
Species:
M. xanthopterus
Binomial name
Mydas xanthopterus
(Loew, 1866)[1]
Synonyms

Mydas xanthopterus occur in North America (Mexico and the United States). They resemble red-winged Pepsis species and are possibly Batesian mimics. They occur in sympatry with Pepsis grossa.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Loew, Hermann (1866). "Diptera Americae septentrionalis indigena. Centuria Septima". Berl. Ent. Z. 10: 1–54. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  2. ^ Gerstaecker, A. (1868). "Systematische Uebersicht der bis jetzt bekannt gewordenen Mydaiden (Mydasii Latr.)". Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 29: 65–103, pl. 1. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  3. ^ Wilcox, J.; Papavero, N.; Pimentel, T. (1989). Studies of Mydidae (Diptera). IVb. Mydas and allies in the Americas (Mydinae, Mydini). Belém: Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi. pp. 139 pp.
  4. ^ Artigas, Jorge N.; Papavero, Nelson (1990). "Studies on Mydidae Diptera v. Phylogenetic and biogeographic notes key to the American genera and illustrations of spermathecae". Gayana Zoología. 54: 87–116. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  5. ^ Meyer, R. P.; McKenzie, T. L. & Zalom, F. G. (1984). "Association of Mydas xanthopterus (Loew) (Diptera: Mydidae) and Pepsis formosa Say (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) in the Chiricahua Mountains of southeastern Arizona". Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 60 (4): 357.