Megaselia marquezi, 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 : 466

Megaselia marquezi new species ( Figs. 20 , 52 , 82 , 113 )

Diagnosis. Male. In the group VII key of Borgmeier (1966), M. marquezi keys to M. rotundula Borgmeier , from which it differs by having 3 notopleural setae rather than the 2 found on M. rotundula , and by the lack of a hair at the base of R ( M. rotundula has a long, conspicuous hair).

Description. See Table 5.

Distribution. Los Angeles, California ( USA).

Etymology. Named in honor of Humberto Marquez, caretaker of the Cesar Chavez Community Garden, site of BioSCAN site 25.

Biology. Unknown.

Holotype. ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Atwater Village, 30.IV.2014 – 7.V.2014, Higgins, Malaise trap ( LACM 329808)

Paratypes. 3 ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Eagle Rock, 3–10.V.2014, Keller, Malaise trap ( LACM 329809, 2 CUMZ). ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Elysian Park, 3–10.V.2014, Harding, Malaise trap ( LACM 329810).

Additional Material Examined. USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles: Exposition Park, University Park, Los Feliz, Silverlake, Elysian Valley, Leimert Park, Koreatown, Mid-City, Glendale, Elysian Park, Gardena, Hollywood, Glendale, Larchmont, Carthay, Echo Park, Atwater Village, Eagle Rock, Pico-Union, Mid-Wilshire, Glassell Park, Highland Park, Mount Washington, 643 ♂, I–V.2014, Malaise traps ( LACM, MCZC, USNM).

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 43 – 52. Right wing, dorsal. 43. Megaselia hardingorum. 44. Megaselia heini. 45. Megaselia hentschkeae. 46. Megaselia hoffmanorum. 47. Megaselia hoggorum. 48. Megaselia hoguei. 49. Megaselia isaacmajorum. 50. Megaselia kelleri. 51. Megaselia lombardorum. 52. Megaselia marquezi

FIGURES 81 – 86. Male genitalia, left lateral. 81. Megaselia lombardorum. 82. Megaselia marquezi. 83. Megaselia mikejohnsoni. 84. Megaselia oxboroughae. 85. Megaselia pisanoi. 86. Megaselia renwickorum.

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.