Definition of Medetera. Meaning of Medetera. Synonyms of Medetera

- Medetera is a large genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It includes about 350 species worldwide. The adults are commonly found resting on vertical...
- Medetera truncorum is a species of fly in the family Dolichopodidae. It is widely distributed in the Western Palaearctic. It also occurs in the Pacific...
- Medetera petrophiloides is a species of fly in the family Dolichopodidae. It is found in the Palearctic. Medetera petrophiloides was treated as a junior...
- Medetera arnaudi is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae. It is known from the Central Valley and Coast Ranges of California. It is...
- Medetera bistriata is a species of longlegged fly in the family Dolichopodidae. It is widely distributed in North America, spanning from the pine forests...
- Medetera apicalis is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae. It is found in Europe and North America. This species is more common in...
- Medetera aberrans is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae. It is distributed in Eastern North America. Adults of the species are generally...
- Revisions of the genus Medetera by Bickel in 1985 and 1987 suggested that Dolichophorus is derived from Medetera (rendering Medetera paraphyletic) and is...
- name is a combination of proto and Medetera, referring to the genus looking like a small and simplified Medetera. Protomedetera biconvexa Tang, Grootaert...
- Dolichopodidae. It is considered a synonym of Medetera by some authors (with its species treated as the Medetera aberrans group), and a valid genus by others...