Palaearctic species of the genus Medetera (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)

O.P. Negrobov & S. Naglis

Abstract. An updated checklist and a revised key to the males of Palaearctic species of the genus Medetera including all 180 species and 3 subspecies are provided; 27 species are included in the key for the first time. Medetera belgica Parent, M. bilineata Frey, M. kowarzi Negrobov, M. miki Negrobov, M. peloria Negrobov, M. sphaeropyga Negrobov, M. tarasovae Negrobov, and M. thunebergi Negrobov, stat. resurr., are removed from synonymy based on the differences in the male genitalia.
Key words: Palaearctic Region, checklist, synonymy, key, Diptera, Dolichopodidae, Medetera

Zoosystematica Rossica, 2016, 25(2): 333–379  ▪  Published in print 27 December 2016


https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2016.25.2.333  ▪  Open full article  

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