Protomedetera

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]

Protomedetera
Protomedetera singaporensis
Scientific classification
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]

The generic name is a combination of proto and Medetera, referring to the genus looking like a small and simplified Medetera.^[1]

Species

• Protomedetera biconvexa Tang, Grootaert & Yang, 2018 – Papua New Guinea, Malaysia
• Protomedetera biseta Tang, Grootaert & Yang, 2018 – Papua New Guinea
• Protomedetera glabra Tang, Grootaert & Yang, 2018 – Papua New Guinea
• Protomedetera singaporensis Grootaert & Tang, 2018 – Singapore