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| Protomedetera | |
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| Protomedetera singaporensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| 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 and Malaysia.[1]
The generic name is a combination of proto and Medetera, referring to the genus looking like a small and simplified Medetera.[1]
Species
[edit]- Protomedetera biconvexa Tang, Grootaert & Yang, 2018 – Papua New Guinea, Malaysia
- Protomedetera biseta Tang, Grootaert & Yang, 2018 – Papua New Guinea
- Protomedetera glabra Tang, Grootaert & Yang, 2018 – Papua New Guinea
- Protomedetera singaporensis Grootaert & Tang, 2018 – Singapore
References
[edit]- 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. Bibcode:2018ZooK..743..137T. doi:10.3897/zookeys.743.22696. PMC 5904401. PMID 29670439.
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