Grootaertia
Sign in to saveGrootaertia is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae from southern Africa. It is close in appearance to the genus Paramedetera. The genus is named after the Belgian entomologist Patrick Grootaert.
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It sits within the topics Dolichopodidae genera, Flies of Africa and Medeterinae.
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- South Africa
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Grootaertia is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae from southern Africa. It is close in appearance to the genus Paramedetera. The genus is named after the Belgian entomologist Patrick Grootaert.
==Species== Grootaertia anomalipennis Grichanov, 1999 – South Africa (Western Cape) Grootaertia anomalopyga Grichanov, 1999 – South Africa (Western Cape) Grootaertia asymmetrica Grichanov, 1999 – South Africa (Western Cape) Grootaertia bistylata Grichanov, 1999 – South Africa (Western Cape) Grootaertia brevipennis Grichanov, 2000 – South Africa (Western Cape) Grootaertia irwini Grichanov, 2000 – South Africa (Western Cape) Grootaertia kuznetsovi Grichanov, 1999 – South Africa (Western Cape, Eastern Cape) Grootaertia skorpionensis Grichanov, Kirk-Spriggs & Grootaert, 2006 – southern Namibia
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