''Gauromydas'' is a genus of giant flies belonging to the family
Mydidae
The Mydidae (sometimes misspelled as Mydaidae), or Mydas flies, are a cosmopolitan family of flies. It is a small family, with about 471 species described. They are generally large in size, including the largest known fly, '' Gauromydas heros'' ( ...
that are found in the
Neotropics.
Species
Species within this genus include:
Asiloid Flies
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*'' Gauromydas apicalis'' (Wiedemann, 1830)
*'' Gauromydas autuorii'' (Andretta, 1951)
*''Gauromydas heros
''Gauromydas heros'' is a species of giant fly belonging to the family Mydidae. It is the largest species of the entire order of Diptera or true flies.
Distribution
This species has a Neotropical distribution (Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay).
Descr ...
'' (Perty, 1833)
*'' Gauromydas mateus'' Calhau, Lamas and Nihei, 2015
*'' Gauromydas mystaceus'' (Wiedemann, 1830)
*'' Gauromydas papaveroi'' Calhau, Lamas and Nihei, 2015
References
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