Medetera acanthura Negrobov & Thuneberg, 1970

Kejval, Zbyněk & Pollet, Marc, 2023, The genus Medetera (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) in the Czech Republic with first records of twelve species, Zootaxa 5254 (1), pp. 69-93 : 71

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5254.1.4
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7710862
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scientific name	Medetera acanthura Negrobov & Thuneberg, 1970
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Material examined. Bohemia: Bílina, 3 km E (5449), Chloumek, 50°33′N 13°50′E, 410 m, damp meadow/forest, 8.v.1994, M. Barták lgt., 1 ♁ ( NMPC). Rozvadov (6341), Diana NR, 49°38′02″N 12°34′42″E, 500–530 m, Fagus / Alnus , 13.vii.2020, 1 ♁ ( MCH). Hamry, 2.5 km W (6744), Ostrý potok (stream) valley, 49°12′37″N 13°07′14″E, 850–1000 m, 16.vi.2022, 1 ♁ ( MCH). Hamry, 2.5 km S (6844), Bílý potok (stream) valley, 49°11′49″N 13°09′19″E, 760–780 m, 26.vi.2022, 1 ♁ ( MCH).

Distribution. Finland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland ( Negrobov & Naglis 2016) and Czech Republic (present paper).

Status in CZ. The first records are given herein. The specimen from Bílina-Chloumek was erroneously identified as M. impigra by J. Olejníček and recorded as such by Olejníček & Barták (1997).

Ecology. Arboreal species, preferring deciduous trees (Pollet et al. 2009).