''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
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,
Oriental
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and
Australasian
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regions.
According to Naglis and Bickel (2012), it was unwarranted to establish a separate genus for this group of species.
Species
* ''
Demetera demeteri
''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
Australa ...
''
( Grichanov, 1997)
* ''
Demetera kokodensis
''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. A ...
''
(Bickel, 1987)
* ''
Demetera macalpinei
''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. A ...
''
(Bickel, 1987)
* ''
Demetera malaisei
''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. A ...
''
(Bickel, 1987)
* ''
Demetera melanesiana
''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. A ...
''
(Bickel, 1987)
* ''
Demetera morobensis
''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. A ...
''
(Bickel, 1987)
* ''
Demetera niuginiensis
''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. A ...
''
(Bickel, 1987)
* ''
Demetera rhetheura''
(Bickel, 1987)
References
Dolichopodidae genera
Medeterinae
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