Grootaertia

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Antliophora
Ordo: Diptera
Subordo: Brachycera
Infraordo: Asilomorpha
Superfamilia: Empidoidea

Familia: Dolichopodidae
Subfamilia: Medeterinae
Genus: Grootaertia
Species (8): G. anomalipennis – G. anomalopyga – G. asymmetrica – G. bistylata – G. brevipennis – G. irwini – G. kuznetsovi – G. skorpionensis

[source: Catalogue of Life: 2010 Annual Checklist]
Name

Grootaertia Grichanov, 1999

Type species: Grootaertia kuznetsovi Grichanov, 1999, by original designation.
References
Primary references

Grichanov, I.Ya. 1999. A brief review of the Afrotropical fauna of the subfamily Medeterinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) with descriptions of a new genus and new species. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique Entomologie 69: 87–112. PDF Online

Additional references

Grichanov, I.Ya. 2000. New Afrotropical Sciapodinae and Medeterinae with a review of Namibian Dolichopodidae (Diptera). Studia dipterologica 7(2): 399–435. Online
Grichanov, I.Ya., Kirk-Spriggs, A.H. & Grootaert, P. 2006. An annotated checklist of Namibian Dolichopodidae (Diptera) with the description of a new species of Grootaertia and a key to species of the genus. African invertebrates 47(1): 207–227. hdl: 10520/EJC84561 Open access. Reference page.

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Nomenclator Zoologicus

Grootaertia is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae from the Afrotropical realm. The genus is named after the Belgian entomologist Patrick Grootaert.[1]
Species

Grootaertia anomalipennis Grichanov, 1999[1]
Grootaertia anomalopyga Grichanov, 1999[1]
Grootaertia asymmetrica Grichanov, 1999[1]
Grootaertia bistylata Grichanov, 1999[1]
Grootaertia brevipennis Grichanov, 2000[2]
Grootaertia irwini Grichanov, 2000[2]
Grootaertia kuznetsovi Grichanov, 1999[1]
Grootaertia skorpionensis Grichanov, Kirk-Spriggs & Grootaert, 2006[3]

References

Grichanov, Igor Grichanov (1999). "A brief review of the Afrotropical fauna of the subfamily Medeterinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) with description of a new genus and new species" (PDF). Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Entomologie. 69: 87–112.
Grichanov, Igor Grichanov (2000). "New Afrotropical Sciapodinae and Medeterinae with a review of Namibian Dolichopodidae (Diptera)". Studia dipterologica. 7: 399–435.
Grichanov, I. Y.; Kirk-Spriggs, A. H.; Grootaert, P. (2006). "An annotated checklist of Namibian Dolichopodidae (Diptera) with the description of a new species of Grootaertia and a key to species of the genus" (PDF). African Invertebrates. 47: 207–227. hdl:10520/EJC84561. Retrieved 12 October 2019.