Neomedetera

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Neomedetera
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Medeterinae
Tribe: Udzungwomyiini
Genus: Neomedetera
Zhu, Yang & Grootaert, 2007 [1]
Species:
N. membranacea
Binomial name
Neomedetera membranacea
Zhu, Yang & Grootaert, 2007

Neomedetera is a genus of flies belonging to the family Dolichopodidae. [2] It contains only a single species, Neomedetera membranacea, described from China. [1] It is placed in the subfamily Medeterinae, tribe Udzungwomyiini. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Zhu, Y.; Yang, D.; Grootaert, P. (2007). "Neomedetera, a new genus in the subfamily Medeterinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from China". Annales Zoologici . 57 (2): 227–230.
  2. "Neomedetera Zhu, Yang & Grootaert, 2007". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  3. Grichanov, I.Ya. (2019). "Discovery of Udzungwomyia Grichanov in South Africa and definition of a new tribe, Udzungwomyiini (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)" (PDF). Israel Journal of Entomology . 49 (2): 267–275.