Medetera kerzhneri Negrobov 1966
- Dataset
- The genus Medetera (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) in the Czech Republic with first records of twelve species
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Diptera
- family
- Dolichopodidae
- genus
- Medetera
- species
- Medetera kerzhneri
biology_ecology
Ecology. It is very likely that M. kerzhneri is a soil-dwelling species like related species; e. g., M. micacea Loew, 1857 and M. mixta Negrobov, 1967.
discussion
Remarks. This species is very closely related to M. mixta from which only males can be separated by the much shorter and thinner epandrial setae.
distribution
Distribution. France, Kazakhstan, Russia (eastern Siberia), Switzerland (Negrobov & Naglis 2016) and Czech Republic (present paper). Status in CZ. The first records are given herein.
materials_examined
Material examined. Bohemia: Duchcov (5348), 50 ° 36 ′ 30 ″ N 13 ° 43 ′ 30 ″ E, 220 m, floodplain forest, MT, 24. viii. – 23. ix. 1998, M. Barták lgt., 1 ♁ (NMPC). Druztová, 2 km SW (6246), rocky SW slopes above Berounka river, 49 ° 46 ′ 33 ″ N 13 ° 26 ′ 09 ″ E, ca 330 m, swept from ground / stones, 2. viii. 2021, 2 ♁♁ 7 ♀♀ (MCH).
Name
- Homonyms
- Medetera kerzhneri Negrobov 1966