Medetera apicalis explained

Medetera apicalis is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae. It is found in Europe and North America. This species is more common in old-growth forest habitats, where it can be found beneath bark or on the fruiting bodies of wood-decaying fungi such as Fomitopsis pinicola. ^[1]

Further reading

• A revision of the Nearctic Medetera (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). 1985. Bickel . D. J.. Technical Bulletin. United States Department of Agriculture. 1692. 1–109. 10.22004/ag.econ.309598 . free. 0082-9811.

Notes and References

1. Jonsson . Mattias . Nordlander . Göran . Insect Colonisation of Fruiting Bodies of the Wood-decaying Fungus Fomitopsis pinicola at Different Distances from an Old-growth Forest . Biodiversity and Conservation . January 2006 . 15 . 1 . 295–309 . 10.1007/s10531-005-1536-3. 2006BiCon..15..295J .