Paramedetera

Paramedetera is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is distributed from southern China and Southeast Asia to Papua New Guinea, with a single species from the Afrotropical realm. It is placed in the subfamily Medeterinae, though molecular phylogenetic analyses suggest it may not belong in that subfamily. Unlike most members of Medeterinae, which are arboreal, Paramedetera is soil-dwelling and lives near aquatic habitats.

==Species== Paramedetera ankarum Grootaert & Meuffels, 1997 – Thailand, Singapore Paramedetera borneensis Grootaert & Meuffels, 1997 – Brunei Paramedetera bruneiensis Grootaert & Meuffels, 1997 – Brunei Paramedetera chelata Grootaert, 2006 – Singapore Paramedetera digitata Grootaert, 2006 – Singapore Paramedetera elongata Zhu, Yang & Grootaert, 2006 – China Paramedetera horrorifera Grootaert & Meuffels, 1997 – Thailand Paramedetera jinxiuensis Yang & Saigusa, 2001 – China (Guangxi) Paramedetera medialis Yang & Saigusa, 1999 – China (Henan) Paramedetera micropyga Grootaert, 2006 – Singapore Paramedetera obscura Grootaert, 2006 – Singapore Paramedetera orientalis (Hollis, 1976) – Sumatra Paramedetera papuensis Grootaert & Meuffels, 1997 – Papua New Guinea Paramedetera sierraleonensis Grichanov, 1999 – Sierra Leone Paramedetera sumatrensis Grootaert & Meuffels, 1997 – Sumatra Paramedetera turschi Grootaert & Meuffels, 1997 – Thailand