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Protomedetera

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Protomedetera
Protomedetera singaporensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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

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References

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  1. ^ 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. Bibcode:2018ZooK..743..137T. doi:10.3897/zookeys.743.22696. PMC 5904401. PMID 29670439.