Gauromydas

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Antliophora
Ordo: Diptera
Subordo: Brachycera
Infraordo: Asilomorpha
Superfamilia: Asiloidea

Familia: Mydidae
Subfamilia: Mydinae
Genus: Gauromydas
Species: G. apicalis – G. autuorii – G. heros – G. mateus – G. mystaceus – G. papaveroi
Name

Gauromydas Wilcox, Papavero & Pimentel, 1989: 104

Type species: Mydas heros Perty, 1833 (original designation)
References

Calhau, J., Lamas, C.J.E.. & Nihei, S.S. 2015. Review of the Gauromydas giant flies (Insecta, Diptera, Mydidae), with descriptions of two new species from Central and South America. Zootaxa 4048(3): 392–411. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4048.3.3. Preview (PDF) Reference page.
Wilcox, J., Papavero, N. & Pimentel, T. 1989: Studies of Mydidae (Diptera). IV b. Mydas and allies in the Americas. Mus. Paraense Emilio Goeldi: Colecao Emilie Snethlage, Belem, 139 pp.
Papavero, N. & Wilcox, J. 1974: Studies of Mydidae (Diptera) systematics and evolution. I. A preliminary classification in subfamilies with the description of two new genera from the Oriental and Australian regions. Arquivos de Zoologia, São Paulo, 25:1–60.
Bequaert, M. 1961a: Contribution a la connaissance morphologique et a la classification des Mydaidae (Diptera). Bulletin Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, 37: 1–18.

Gauromydas is a genus of giant flies belonging to the family Mydidae that are found in the Neotropics.[2]
Species

Species within this genus include:[3]

Gauromydas apicalis (Wiedemann, 1830)
Gauromydas autuorii (Andretta, 1951)
Gauromydas heros (Perty, 1833)
Gauromydas mateus Calhau, Lamas and Nihei, 2015
Gauromydas mystaceus (Wiedemann, 1830)
Gauromydas papaveroi Calhau, Lamas and Nihei, 2015

References

Biolib
Calhau, Julia; Lamas, Carlos José Einicker; Nihei, Silvio Shigueo (2015). "Review of the Gauromydas giant flies (Insecta, Diptera, Mydidae), with descriptions of two new species from Central and South America" (PDF). Zootaxa. Auckland, New Zealand: Magnolia Press. 4048 (3): 392–411. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4048.3.3. ISSN 1175-5326. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
Asiloid Flies