taxonID	type	description	language	source
03A1555BFFECFFDAFF6BA51BFA53EA3F.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE ♂: MONGOLIA, Yuzhno-Gobijskij Ajmak, 10 km NW mountain Onch-Khayrkhanula, 4. VIII. 1967, leg. Emeljanov. PARATYPES: 1 ♂, same data as holotype. Types deposited in the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences.	en	Negrobov, Oleg P., Naglis, Stefan (2015): Two new species of Medetera Fischer von Waldheim (Diptera, Dolichopodidae) from Russia and Mongolia. Zootaxa 3964 (3): 386-390, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3964.3.8
03A1555BFFECFFDAFF6BA51BFA53EA3F.taxon	description	Description. Male. Frons and face with silvery-white pollinosity, face at middle twice as wide as width of postpedicel (0.6: 0.3). Proboscis dark brown. Palpus silvery-white pollinose, with long white hairs. Antenna (Fig. 1 I) yellow. Postpedicel oval, with triangular apex, length equal to width, with yellow hairs. Arista apical, whiteyellow, in apical part extended. Pedicel thickened, wider than postpedicel. Ratio length of postpedicel to arista 0.7: 1.7. Postocular bristles in lower part of head yellowish white. Mesonotum with whitish pollinosity. Propleuron with 2 short yellow hairs. No small additional setae between sr and anterior dc; 1 notopleural, 1 supraalar, 4 pairs of dc, ac absent; 1 pair of strong scutellars, with 1 pair of short yellow lateral bristles. Legs yellow. Fore coxa with white hairs. Fore femur without long ventral hairs. Fore tibia without strong bristles, apically with 2 short bristles. Fore leg length ratio (from tibia to tarsomere 5) 2.5: 1.4: 0.5: 0.4: 0.3: 0.3. Mid femur without ventral hairs. Mid tibia in basal third with 1 ad and 1 pd bristle, apically with 2 long yellow bristles. Mid tarsomeres 1 – 4 apically with 4 – 5 black short ventral bristles (Fig. 1 F). Mid leg length ratio (from tibia to tarsomere 5) 3.8: 1.8: 0.9: 0.7: 0.5: 0.6. Hind femur below with short yellow hairs outside, without strong preapical bristle. Hind tibia with 1 short yellow pd bristle, apically on ad side with curved black spike-like seta, on pd side with black thick process. Hind tarsomeres 2 – 4 with black short bristles on ventral side (Fig. 1 G). Hind leg length ratio (from tibia to tarsomere 5) 3.7: 1.2: 2.1: 1.1: 0.7: 0.5. Wing (Fig. 1 H) slightly darkened with dark veins, costa yellow, without thickening. Basal section of CuA 1 without swelling. R 4 + 5 and M 1 + 2 convergent. M 1 + 2 in apical part slightly curved. Ratio section of costa between R 2 + 3 and R 4 + 5 to section of costa between R 4 + 5 and M 1 + 2 1.3: 0.3. Apical part of M 1 + 2 slightly longer than basal part 4.1: 3.8. Crossvein dm-cu shorter than apical part of CuA 1 0.7: 1.0. Anal lobe small, anal angle obtuse. Calypter yellowish, with white cilia. Halter yellow. Abdomen light – green, on dorsal side with bronze hue, with white hairs, broad, compressed dorsoventrally, with dense white pollinosity. Epandrium (Fig. 1 A) oval, narrowed apically, longer than width. Surstylus narrow, curved, about 2 X longer than wide, with 1 long subapical, 1 curved median, and 1 flattened basal setae (Fig 1 D). Hypandrium (Fig. 1 E) in basal part wide and oval, in apical part narrow and parallel-sided. Cercus (Fig. 1 B) elongated-oval, with strong, curved dorsal bristle. Female. Unknown. Length (mm): body 1.1 – 1.3, wing 1.2 – 1.3.	en	Negrobov, Oleg P., Naglis, Stefan (2015): Two new species of Medetera Fischer von Waldheim (Diptera, Dolichopodidae) from Russia and Mongolia. Zootaxa 3964 (3): 386-390, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3964.3.8
03A1555BFFECFFDAFF6BA51BFA53EA3F.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species is named after the scientist Alexandr Emeljanov from the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences who collected the flies.	en	Negrobov, Oleg P., Naglis, Stefan (2015): Two new species of Medetera Fischer von Waldheim (Diptera, Dolichopodidae) from Russia and Mongolia. Zootaxa 3964 (3): 386-390, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3964.3.8
03A1555BFFECFFDAFF6BA51BFA53EA3F.taxon	discussion	Remarks. In the Palaearctic key (Negrobov & Stackelberg 1971 – 77), the new species runs to Medetera zaitzevi Negrobov in Negrobov & Stackelberg, 1977, but can be distinguished by the following characters:	en	Negrobov, Oleg P., Naglis, Stefan (2015): Two new species of Medetera Fischer von Waldheim (Diptera, Dolichopodidae) from Russia and Mongolia. Zootaxa 3964 (3): 386-390, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3964.3.8
03A1555BFFEDFFD8FF6BA717FA53E887.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE ♂: RUSSIA, Sakhalin, 20 km S Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Dachnoe, 25. VII. 1962, leg. Shamyshev. PARATYPES: 15 ♂, same data as holotype; 1 ♂, Sakhalin, 29 km SW Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Urozhayny, 13. VII. 1962, leg. Shamyshev; 3 ♂, Sakhalin, 38 km W Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Pyatireche, 28. VII. 1962, leg. Shamyshev. Types deposited in the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences.	en	Negrobov, Oleg P., Naglis, Stefan (2015): Two new species of Medetera Fischer von Waldheim (Diptera, Dolichopodidae) from Russia and Mongolia. Zootaxa 3964 (3): 386-390, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3964.3.8
03A1555BFFEDFFD8FF6BA717FA53E887.taxon	description	Description. Male. Frons black with a greenish tint, brilliant, with gray pollinosity on top of face, width of face at middle twice width of postpedicel (1.1: 0.6). Proboscis black. Palpus black, with black hairs. Antenna black. Postpedicel triangular, about as long as wide, with yellow hairs. Arista black, inserted near apex of postpedicel. Ratio length to width of postpedicel to length of arista 0.5: 0.6: 3.1. Postocular bristles below white, proboscis with some black bristles. Mesonotum greenish-black, with gray pollinosity. Propleuron with 2 short, black hairs. More than 5 small additional setae between sr and anteriormost dc; 1 npl, 1 sa, 7 – 8 pairs of dc, which increase in length from front to back; ac arranged in 2 rows, well developed, posteriormost bristles longer than distance between rows; 1 pair of strong scutellars with 1 pair of short lateral bristles. Legs black, knees yellow. Fore coxa with black hairs. Fore femur in apical quarter with some long av hairs. Fore tibia without strong bristles, with short hairs. Fore tarsomere 1 with short ventral hairs. Fore leg length ratio (from tibia to tarsomere 5) 3.7: 1.7: 0.9: 0.7: 0.4: 0.7. Mid femur with long ad hairs, longer than width of femur. Mid tibia in basal third with 1 ad and 1 pd bristle, apically with 1 long bristle. Mid leg length ratio (from tibia to tarsomere 5) 4.1: 2.5: 1.1: 0.8: 0.5: 0.6. Hind femur with long black bristles, about as long as width of femur. Hind tibia and tarsomeres with black short hairs. Hind leg length ratio (from tibia to tarsomere 5) 5.7: 1.4: 2.1: 1.2: 0.5: 0.6. Wing transparent, with yellow veins. Basal section of CuA without swelling. R 4 + 5 and M 1 + 2 convergent. M 1 + 2 in apical part slightly curved. Ratio costal section between R 2 + 3 and R 4 + 5 and between R 4 + 5 and M 1 + 2 2.4: 0.4. Apical segment of M 1 + 2 longer than basal segment: 5.8: 7.4. Apical part of M 3 + 4 longer than crossvein dm – cu: 1.1: 2.4. Anal lobe small, anal angle obtuse. Calypter yellow with dark yellow hairs. Halter yellow. Abdomen black, with black hairs, and gray pollinosity. Hypopygium black, surstylus and cercus dark yellow. Epandrium (Fig. 2 A) oval, tapering in apical half, length greater than width. Surstylus (Fig. 2 E) narrow, curved, not divided into dorsal and ventral arms; length greater than width; with finger – like dorsoapical projection bearing 2 setae, with ventroapical conical process, and with 1 strong apical and 1 subapical seta. Hypandrium (Fig. 2 D) parallel – sided, with rounded apex. Cercus (Fig. 2 C) elongate-oval, with 2 strong, curved apical spines. Female. Unknown. Length (mm): body 1.8 – 1.9, wing 2.0 – 2.1.	en	Negrobov, Oleg P., Naglis, Stefan (2015): Two new species of Medetera Fischer von Waldheim (Diptera, Dolichopodidae) from Russia and Mongolia. Zootaxa 3964 (3): 386-390, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3964.3.8
03A1555BFFEDFFD8FF6BA717FA53E887.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species is named after the collecting site Sakhalin.	en	Negrobov, Oleg P., Naglis, Stefan (2015): Two new species of Medetera Fischer von Waldheim (Diptera, Dolichopodidae) from Russia and Mongolia. Zootaxa 3964 (3): 386-390, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3964.3.8
03A1555BFFEDFFD8FF6BA717FA53E887.taxon	discussion	Remarks. In the Palaearctic key (Negrobov & Stackelberg 1971 – 77), the new species runs to Medetera borealis Thuneberg, 1955, but can be distinguished by the following characters: 1 Ventral arm of surstylus with conical process ventroapically (Fig. 2 A); hypandrium with round apex (Fig. 2 D) ....................................................................................... Medetera sakhalinensis sp. nov. - Ventral arm of surstylus without conical process ventroapically; hypandrium with ovate apex ........... Medetera borealis	en	Negrobov, Oleg P., Naglis, Stefan (2015): Two new species of Medetera Fischer von Waldheim (Diptera, Dolichopodidae) from Russia and Mongolia. Zootaxa 3964 (3): 386-390, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3964.3.8
