Rhaphiomidas trochilus (Coquillett, 1892)
Valley mydas fly, San Joaquin Valley giant flower-loving fly
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Rediscovered in 1997
Distribution
San Joaquin Valley, California, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Coquillett, D. W. (1892). The dipterous parasite of Melanoplus devastator in California. Insect Life, Washington 5: 22-24.
Other references:
Ballmer, G., and R. Mattoni. 1998. A fly spec. Fly Times 20: 6-7.
Cazier, M. A. (1985). A revision of the North American flies belonging to the genus Rhaphiomidas (Diptera, Apioceridae). Bulletin American Museum Natural History, 182(2), 183–263.
Mattoni, R., J. George, R. Rogers, and K. Osborne. (2001). Delhi sands fly update. Fly Times 26:10-11.
Rogers, Rick and van Dam, Matthew H. (2007). Two new species of Rhaphiomidas (Diptera: Mydidae). Zootaxa 1664: 61-68.
Stone, A., C.W. Sabrosky, W.W. Wirth, et al. 1983. A catalog of the Diptera of America North of Mexico. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC. 1696 pp.
https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/invertebrates/pdfs/SJVFF-60D-2-22-18.pdf
http://www.kvpr.org/post/they-thought-it-was-extinct-kern-county-bug-was-just-flying-under-radar
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/13266/valley-mydas-fly-rhaphiomidas-trochilus