Occurrence

Occurrence data of Plyomydas (Diptera: Asiloidea: Mydidae)

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Description

Occurrence data of the Mydidae genus Plyomydas from Argentina, Peru, and Paraguay based on a new taxonomic review in 2017.

Data Records

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Castillo, S. and Dikow, T. Taxonomic revision of Plyomydas Wilcox and Papavero, 1971 with the description of two new species and its transfer to Mydinae (Insecta: Diptera: Mydidae)

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GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 7f2de377-9f9f-4276-b0b8-5c792b499223.  National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by U.S. Geological Survey.

Keywords

Occurrence; Specimen; Mydidae; Mydinae; Neotropical; Occurrence

Contacts

Torsten Dikow
  • Metadata Provider
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
  • Principal Investigator
Research Entomologist
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
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Geographic Coverage

Argentina, Peru, Paraguay

Bounding Coordinates South West [-39.93, -82.07], North East [-3.8, -52.42]

Taxonomic Coverage

Insecta: Diptera: Mydidae: Mydinae: Messiasiini: Plyomydas

Species Plyomydas peruviensis, Plyomydas adelphe, Plyomydas phalarope

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 1907-01-01 / 2015-12-04

Project Data

No Description available

Title Deciphering the diversity and evolutionary history of Apioceridae, Asilidae, and Mydidae
Funding Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, U.S. National Science Foundation (DEB 0919333), Field Museum of Natural History (Field Dreams award)
Study Area Description world-wide
Design Description Taxonomic and phylogenetic research on Apioceridae, Asilidae, and Mydidae flies.

The personnel involved in the project:

Torsten Dikow

Collection Data

Collection Name several
Collection Identifier several
Parent Collection Identifier not applicable
Specimen preservation methods Pinned
Curatorial Units Count 29 +/- 0 pins

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Castillo, S. and Dikow, T. 2017. Taxonomic revision of Plyomydas Wilcox and Papavero, 1971 with the description of two new species and its transfer to Mydinae (Insecta: Diptera: Mydidae). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 61(2): 192-202. doi:10.1016/j.rbe.2017.03.002 10.1016/j.rbe.2017.03.002

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers 7f2de377-9f9f-4276-b0b8-5c792b499223
https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/ipt/resource?r=plyomydas