Megaselia donahuei Hartop, Brown & Disney, 2015, new species
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Description
Megaselia donahuei new species (Figs. 8, 40, 70, 100)
Diagnosis. Male. In the group VI key of Borgmeier (1966), M. donahuei keys to M. orestes Borgmeier, from which it differs by being a largely yellow species (Fig. 8) compared to the dark coloration throughout on M. orestes.
Description. See Table 3.
Distribution. Los Angeles, California (USA).
Etymology. Named in honor of Julian Donahue, host of BioSCAN site 31.
Biology. Unknown.
Holotype. ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Highland Park, 31.V.2014 – 7.VI.2014, Franco, Malaise trap (LACM 329772).
Paratypes. 2 ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Hollywood, 4–18.VI.2014, Hein, Malaise trap (LACM 329773, LACM 329774). 2 ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Highland Park, 31.V.2014 – 7.VI.2014, Brejcha, Malaise trap (CUMZ).
Additional Material Examined. USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles: University Park, Los Feliz, Silverlake, Koreatown, Mid-City, Elysian Park, Hollywood, Echo Park, Atwater Vilage, Pico-Union, Glassell Park, Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Mount Washington, 46 ♂, I–V.2014, Malaise traps (LACM, MCZC, USNM).
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Additional details
Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Phoridae
- Genus
- Megaselia
- Species
- donahuei
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic status
- sp. nov.
- Taxonomic concept label
- Megaselia donahuei Hartop, Brown & Disney, 2015
References
- Borgmeier, T. (1966) Revision of the North American phorid flies. Part III. The species of the genus Megaselia, subgenus Megaselia. Studia Entomologica, 8, 1 - 160.