Megaselia kelleri Hartop, Brown & Disney, 2015, new species
Description
Megaselia kelleri new species (Figs. 18, 50, 80, 111)
Diagnosis. Male. In the group VII key of Borgmeier (1966), M. kelleri keys to M. rotundula Borgmeier, from which it differs by the lack of a hair at the base of the R vein (M. rotundula has a long, conspicuous hair) and having 3 notopleural setae (2 on M. rotundula).
Description. See Table 5.
Distribution. Los Angeles, California (USA).
Etymology. Named in honor of Eric Keller, host of BioSCAN site 28.
Biology. Unknown.
Holotype. ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Carthay, 29.IV.2014 – 6.V.2014, Dahl, Malaise trap (LACM 329802).
Paratypes. ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Eagle Rock, 3–10.V.2014, Keller, Malaise trap (LACM 329803). 2 ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Atwater Village, 30.IV.2014 – 7.V.2014, Higgins, Malaise trap (LACM 329804, CUMZ). ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Los Feliz, 30.IV.2014 – 7.V.2014, Louie, Malaise trap (CUMZ).
Additional Material Examined. USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles: Exposition Park, Los Feliz, Koreatown, Hollywood, Carthay, Atwater Village, Eagle Rock, 11 ♂, 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
- kelleri
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic status
- sp. nov.
- Taxonomic concept label
- Megaselia kelleri 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.