title: FAMILY MYDIDAE.
abstract: Mydidae (Diptera, Asiloidea) are a relatively rare group of flies, and the knowledge on the Colombian mydids is very poor. According to available literature, only two species are registered to this country, Protomydas coerulescens (Olivier, 1811) and P. rubidapex (Wiedemann, 1830).
authors.affiliation: Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo. Av. Nazaré, 481, Ipiranga, 04263-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Email: juliacalhau@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Júlia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Calhau
authors.affiliation: Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo. Av. Nazaré, 481, Ipiranga, 04263-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Email: einicker@usp.br.
authors.forename: Carlos José Einicker
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lamas
mesh_terms: D000004:Abbreviations as Topic; D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D002376:Cataloging; D003105:Colombia; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male