Gauromydas heros

Gauromydas heros
Gauromydas heros
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Mydidae
Genus: Gauromydas
Species:
G. heros
Binomial name
Gauromydas heros
(Perty, 1833)
Synonyms
  • Mydas heros Perty, 1833
  • Mydas praegrandis Austen, 1909
  • Gauromydas praegrandis (Austen, 1909)
  • Gauromydas praegrandis (Austen, 1909)

Gauromydas heros is a species of giant fly belonging to the family Mydidae. It is the largest species of the entire order of Diptera or true flies.

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