New species of Medetera (Diptera: Dolichopodidae, Medeterinae) from Tibet

Chufei Tang; Baohai Wang; Ding Yang

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3946.3.9

New species of Medetera (Diptera: Dolichopodidae, Medeterinae) from Tibet

Zootaxa. 2015 Apr 10;3946(3):427-35. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3946.3.9.

Authors

Chufei Tang¹, Baohai Wang², Ding Yang³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.; Email: tcf0816@126.com.
² Tibet Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Sciences, No.130 Jinzhu West Road, Lhasa, Tibet 850032, China.; Email: wangbh@taaas.org.
³ Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.; Email: dyangcau@126.com.

PMID: 25947702
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3946.3.9

Abstract

Only one species of Medetera Fischer von Waldheim was known to occur previously in Tibet. Here the following three species of Medetera are described as new to science: Medetera exornata sp. nov., Medetera furva sp. nov. and Medetera sinuosa sp. nov. The first two species belong to the apicalis group, and the last one belongs to the diadema-veles group. A key to the species of Medetera from the Himalayas is provided.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Diptera / anatomy & histology*
Diptera / classification*
Female
Male
Species Specificity
Tibet