Protomedetera

Protomedetera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Diptera
Family:Dolichopodidae
Subfamily:Medeterinae
Genus:Protomedetera
Tang, Grootaert & Yang, 2018[1]
Type species
Protomedetera singaporensis
Grootaert & Tang, 2018[1]

Protomedetera is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. The genus contains four species, and is found in Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia.[1]

The generic name is a combination of proto and Medetera, referring to the genus looking like a small and simplified Medetera.[1]

Species

  • Protomedetera biconvexa Tang, Grootaert & Yang, 2018
  • Protomedetera biseta Tang, Grootaert & Yang, 2018
  • Protomedetera glabra Tang, Grootaert & Yang, 2018
  • Protomedetera singaporensis Grootaert & Tang, 2018

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Tang, C.; Grootaert, P.; Yang, D. (2018). "Protomedetera, a new genus from the Oriental and Australasian realms (Diptera, Dolichopodidae, Medeterinae)". ZooKeys (743): 137–151. doi:10.3897/zookeys.743.22696.


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