''Mitrodetus'' is a genus of
flies
Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwin ...
in 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'' ...
.
Species
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Mitrodetus australis''
Artigas & Palma, 1979
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Mitrodetus chilensis''
Reed & Ruiz, 1942
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Mitrodetus dentitarsis''
( Macquart, 1850)
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Mitrodetus dimidiatus''
(Philippi
Philippi (; , ''Phílippoi'') was a major Greek city northwest of the nearby island, Thasos. Its original name was Crenides (, ''Krēnĩdes'' "Fountains") after its establishment by Thasian colonists in 360/359 BC. The city was renamed by Phili ...
, 1865)
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Mitrodetus irwini''
Kondratieff & Carr, 2001
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Mitrodetus leucotrichus''
(Philippi
Philippi (; , ''Phílippoi'') was a major Greek city northwest of the nearby island, Thasos. Its original name was Crenides (, ''Krēnĩdes'' "Fountains") after its establishment by Thasian colonists in 360/359 BC. The city was renamed by Phili ...
, 1865)
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Mitrodetus matthei''
Reed & Ruiz, 1942
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Mitrodetus microglossa''
Séguy, 1951
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Mitrodetus nanoglossa''
Artigas & Palma, 1979
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Mitrodetus reedi''
Reed & Ruiz, 1942
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Mitrodetus thereviformis''
Séguy, 1938
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Mitrodetus vestitus''
Artigas & Palma, 1979
References
Mydidae
Brachycera genera
Taxa named by Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker
Diptera of South America
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