Messiasia Explained

Messiasia is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.^{[1] [2]}

Species

• Messiasia californica (Cole, 1969)^[3]
• Messiasia carioca Wilcox, 1975^[4]
• Messiasia carrerai Andretta, 1951
• Messiasia dalcyana Andretta, 1951
• Messiasia decor (Osten Sacken, 1886)^[5]
• Messiasia lanei Andretta, 1951
• Messiasia mocoronga Wilcox, 1975^[4]
• Messiasia notospila (Wiedemann, 1828)^[6]
• Messiasia painteri Wilcox, 1975^[4]
• Messiasia penai Wilcox, 1975^[4]
• Messiasia pertenuis (Johnson, 1926)^[7]
• Messiasia punicea (Séguy, 1928)^[8]
• Messiasia uaupes Wilcox, 1975^[4]
• Messiasia virgata (Wiedemann, 1830)^[9]
• Messiasia wilcoxi Papavero, 1976^[10]
• Messiasia yacochuya Wilcox, 1975^[4]
• Messiasia zikani Andretta, 1951

Notes and References

1. Book: Wilcox . J. . Papavero . N. . Pimentel . T. . Studies of Mydidae (Diptera). IVb. Mydas and allies in the Americas (Mydinae, Mydini) . 1989 . Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi . Belém . 139 pp.
2. Artigas . Jorge N. . Papavero . Nelson . Studies on Mydidae Diptera v. Phylogenetic and biogeographic notes key to the American genera and illustrations of spermathecae . Gayana Zoologia . 1990 . 54 . 87–116 . 2 June 2023.
3. Book: Cole . F.R. . The flies of western North America . 1969 . Berkeley & Los Angeles . xii + 693 pp.
4. Wilcox . J. . Papavero . N. . Studies of Mydidae (Diptera) systematics and evolution. 3. The genus Messiasia d'Andretta in the Americas (Mydinae) . Arquivos de Zoologia . 1975 . 26 . 1–48. 10.11606/issn.2176-7793.v26i1p1-48 . free .
5. Osten Sacken . C.R. . Diptera [part]. Biologia Centrali-Americana. . Zoologia-Insecta-Diptera . 1886 . 1 . 49–72–128.
6. Book: Wiedemann . Christian Rudolph Wilhelm . Aussereuropäische zweiflügelige Insekten. Als Fortsetzung des Meigenschen Werks . 1828 . Zweiter Theil. Schulz . Hamm . xxxii + 608 pp., 7 pls .
7. Johnson . C.W. . A revision of some of the North American species of Mydaidae . Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History . 1926 . (1925-1928) 38 . 131-145, 1 pl.
8. Séguy . E. . Etude sur quelques Mydaidae nouveaux ou peu connus . Encyclopédie Entomologique, Série B, II, Diptera . 1928 . 4 . 129–156.
9. Wiedemann . C.R.W. . Monographia generis Midarum . Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum . 1831 . 15 . 2 . 19-56, pls. 52-54 . 3 June 2023.
10. Papavero . N. . An additional new Brazilian species of Messiasia (Diptera, Mydaidae) . Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia . 1976 . 29 . 181–183.