title: New species of Medetera (Diptera: Dolichopodidae, Medeterinae) from Tibet.
abstract: Only one species of Medetera Fischer von Waldheim was known to occur previously in Tibet. Here the following three species of Medetera are described as new to science: Medetera exornata sp. nov., Medetera furva sp. nov. and Medetera sinuosa sp. nov. The first two species belong to the apicalis group, and the last one belongs to the diadema-veles group. A key to the species of Medetera from the Himalayas is provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.; Email: tcf0816@126.com.
authors.forename: Chufei
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Tibet Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Sciences, No.130 Jinzhu West Road, Lhasa, Tibet 850032, China.; Email: wangbh@taaas.org.
authors.forename: Baohai
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.; Email: dyangcau@126.com.
authors.forename: Ding
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity; D018609:Tibet