Megaselia seaverorum, Hartop, Emily A., Brown, Brian V. & Disney, R. Henry L., 2015

Hartop, Emily A., Brown, Brian V. & Disney, R. Henry L., 2015, Opportunity in our Ignorance: Urban Biodiversity Study Reveals 30 New Species and One New Nearctic Record for Megaselia (Diptera: Phoridae) in Los Angeles (California, USA), Zootaxa 3941 (4), pp. 451-484 : 475

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3941.4.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6093913
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scientific name	Megaselia seaverorum
status	sp. nov.

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Megaselia seaverorum View in CoL new species ( Figs. 27 View FIGURES 19 – 27 , 59 View FIGURES 53 – 62 , 89 View FIGURES 87 – 92 , 120 View FIGURES 109 – 124 )

Diagnosis. Male. In the group V key of Borgmeier (1964), M. seaverorum keys to M. subnudifemur Borgmeier. M. seaverorom can be distinguished from this species (and a majority of other species in the genus) by the unique, wedge shaped structure of its cerci, which each have 10+ setae ( Fig. 89 View FIGURES 87 – 92 ).

Description. See Table 7.

Distribution. Los Angeles, California ( USA).

Etymology. Named in honor of the Seaver family, whose gracious donations from the Seaver Foundation make BioSCAN possible.

Biology. Unknown.

Holotype. ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Glendale, 1–8.II.2014, Hoffman, Malaise trap ( LACM 329829).

Paratype. ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Glendale, 28.XII.2013 – 4.I.2014, Hoffman, Malaise trap ( LACM 329830).

References

Borgmeier, T. (1964) Revision of the North American phorid flies. Part II. The species of the genus Megaselia, subgenus Aphiochaeta. Studia Entomologica, 7, 257 - 416.

Figures

FIGURES 19 – 27. Habitus images (lateral). 19. Megaselia lombardorum. 20. Megaselia marquezi. 21. Megaselia mikejohnsoni. 22. Megaselia oxboroughae. 23. Megaselia pisanoi. 24. Megaselia renwickorum. 25. Megaselia rodriguezorum. 26. Megaselia sacatelensis. 27. Megaselia seaverorum ..

FIGURES 53 – 62. Right wing, dorsal. 53. Megaselia mikejohnsoni. 54. Megaselia oxboroughae. 55. Megaselia pisanoi. 56. Megaselia renwickorum. 57. Megaselia rodriguezorum. 58. Megaselia sacatelensis. 59. Megaselia seaverorum. 60. Megaselia sidneyae. 61. Megaselia steptoeae. 62. Megaselia wiegmanae.

FIGURES 87 – 92. Male genitalia, left lateral. 87. Megaselia rodriguezorum. 88. Megaselia sacatelensis. 89. Megaselia seaverorum. 90. Megaselia sidneyae. 91. Megaselia steptoeae. 92. Megaselia wiegmanae.

FIGURES 109 – 124. Hypandria (ventral unless noted otherwise) 109. Megaselia isaacmajorum. 110. Megaselia kelleri. 111. Megaselia lombardorum. 112. Megaselia marquezi. 113. Megaselia mikejohnsoni. 114. Megaselia oxboroughae. 115. Megaselia pisanoi. 116. Megaselia renwickorum. 117. Megaselia rodriguezorum. 118. Megaselia sacatelensis. 119. Megaselia seaverorum. 120. Megaselia sidneyae. 121. Megaselia sidneyae (detail left process). 122. Megaselia steptoeae. 123. Megaselia wiegmanae.