Medetera insignis Girschner, 1888

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 : 82

Medetera insignis Girschner, 1888

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Material examined. Bohemia: Horšovský Týn (4343), castle garden, 49°31′N 12°56′E, 380–440 m, Pinus , 7.vii.2020, 3 ♁♁ ( MCH) ; ditto, 25.viii.2021, 1 ♁ ( MCH) . Čepice (6747), Chanovec Mt. top env., 49°16′27″N 13°36′00″E, 550 m, Fagus , 27.vii.2020, 2 ♀♀ ( MCH) .

Distribution. France, Germany, Great Britain ( Negrobov & Naglis 2016), Sweden ( Persson et al. 2019) and Czech Republic ( Olejníček et al. 2005).

Status in CZ. Previously recorded only from Zadní Hamry in Podyjí National Park ( Olejníček et al. 2005) and there are two male specimens from the same locality deposited in NMPC that were correctly identified (cf. remark under M. flavipes by Pollet & Suvák 2009). The first records from Bohemia are given herein.

Ecology. At Horšovský Týn, the specimens were collected from trunks of dead pine trees in a semi-shaded predominantly deciduous forest site ( Quercus , Tilia , Acer ). The other capture locality (Čepice) is a limestone hilltop with sparse mixed forest ( Fagus , Pinus ).

Figures

FIGURES 5–10. 5–8, Medetera habitus (males), lateral view: 5, M. brevitarsa Parent (Čerchovské hvozdy NNR, hypopygium removed); 6, M. insignis Girschner (Horšovský Týn); 7, M. parenti Stackelberg (Hradec); 8, M. tenuicauda Loew (Valtice); 9, M. brevitarsa, tibia and tarsus of fore leg; 10, M. jugalis Collin (Široké pole), hypopygium, lateral view; all photos by Z. Kejval.