Protomedetera
Protomedetera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Dolichopodidae |
Subfamily: | Medeterinae |
Genus: | Protomedetera Tang, Grootaert & Yang, 2018[1] |
Type species | |
Grootaert & Tang, 2018[1]
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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[]
- Tang, Grootaert & Yang, 2018
- Tang, Grootaert & Yang, 2018
- Tang, Grootaert & Yang, 2018
- Grootaert & Tang, 2018
References[]
- ^ a b c d 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. PMC 5904401. PMID 29670439.
Categories:
- Dolichopodidae genera
- Medeterinae
- Diptera of Asia
- Diptera of Australasia
- Dolichopodidae stubs