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Mydas fly
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English
thumb|Gauromydas heros species
Alternative forms
en Midas fly
Noun
Any en fly of the family Mydidae family, generally large in size.
en Half Hours with Insects 1881 Descending the scale of hymenopterous life we come to the Pompilus (Fig. 61), which is mimicked by the large black Mydas fly, whose antennae are unusually long and hymenopterous-like. https://books.google.com/books?id=zRxDAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22Mydas%20fly%22&pg=PA292#v=onepage&q=%22Mydas%20fly%22&f=false
Synonyms
en mydaid, en mydid
Further reading
Mydinae
en Asilomorph flies