Demetera is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It contains eight species formerly included in Medetera in the M. melanesiana species group. The species are found in the Afrotropical, Oriental and Australasian regions.[1] According to Naglis and Bickel (2012), it was unwarranted to establish a separate genus for this group of species.[2]

Demetera
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Medeterinae
Tribe: Medeterini
Genus: Demetera
Grichanov, 2011[1]
Type species
Medetera melanesiana
Bickel, 1987

Species

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References

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  1. ^ a b Grichanov, I. Ya. (2011). "Three new genera of Medeterinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Old World Tropics and Australasia" (PDF). Far Eastern Entomologist (225): 1–16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  2. ^ Naglis, S.; Bickel, D. J. (2012). "Medetera (Diptera, Dolichopodidae) of Sri Lanka". Zootaxa. 3188 (1): 55–63. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3188.1.4. S2CID 3942755.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Bickel, Daniel J. (1987). "A revision of the Oriental and Australian Medetera (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 39 (4). Sydney: Australian Museum: 195–259. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.39.1987.170. ISSN 0067-1975. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2016.