Medetera melancholica Lundbeck, 1912

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 : 83

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5254.1.4
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7710943
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scientific name	Medetera melancholica Lundbeck, 1912
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Material examined. Bohemia: Hamry , 2.5 km W (6744), Ostrý potok (stream) valley, 49°12′37″N 13°07′14″E, 850–1000 m, 16.vi.2022, 2 ♁♁ ( MCH) GoogleMaps . Nová Hůrka (6846), 49°09′N 13°20′E, 870 m, peat bog, MT, 22.vii.– 20.viii.1999, M. Barták & Š. Kubík lgt., 1 ♁ ( NMPC) GoogleMaps . Modrava , ca 5 km W (6946), Rokytecká slať, 49°00′59″N 13°25′05″E, 1100 m, peat bog, MT, 16.vi.–21.vii.1999, M. Barták & Š. Kubík lgt., 1 ♁ ( NMPC) GoogleMaps ; ditto, 20.viii.– 24.ix.1999, 1 ♁ ( NMPC) GoogleMaps ; ditto, 49°00′N 13°25′E, 1107 m, spruce forest, MT, 24.vi.–28.vii.1999, M. Barták & Š. Kubík lgt., 1 ♁ ( NMPC) GoogleMaps .

Moravia, Beskydy Mts, Lysá hora Mt. top (6476), 49°32′46″N 18°26′53″E, 1323 m, 7–29.vii.2004, M. Barták lgt., 1 ♁ ( NMPC) GoogleMaps .

Distribution. Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Great Britain, Norway, Russia (northern, including Siberia), Sweden and Switzerland.

Status in CZ. Previously recorded only from Šumava and Krkonoše Mts in Bohemia ( Hulcr et al. 2005, Naglis et al. 2016a). The first record from Moravia is given herein.

Ecology. Largely unknown, but possibly restricted to higher altitudes, oligotrophic biotopes and preferring coniferous trees.