This dataset hold the records of 7 new soil-dwelling Medetera species with multi-coloured eyes in southern Europe. The records are associated and extensively described in Pollet et al 2022 and all originate from the wider Mediterranean region in southern Europe, in particular from the Iberian Peninsula, Italy, southern France and Corsica. We have released this dataset to the public domain under a CC-BY licence. We would appreciate it if you follow the GBIF citation guidelines (https://www.gbif.org/citation-guidelines). If you have any questions regarding this dataset, don't hesitate to contact us via the contact information provided in the metadata.