Megaselia lombardorum, 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 : 465-466

Megaselia lombardorum new species ( Figs. 19 , 51 , 81 , 112 )

Diagnosis. Male. In the group VIII key of Borgmeier (1966), keys to M. pygmaeoides [now considered to be M. berndseni ( Schmitz 1919) ] which has a shorter costa (CI 0.30–0.33 compared to M. lombardorum at 0.33–0.37, usually being at the upper end of that range) than this new species and more than twice as many spinuli on the labellum.

Description. See Table 5.

Distribution. Los Angeles, California ( USA).

Etymology. Named in honor of the Lombard family, hosts of BioSCAN site 26.

Biology. Unknown.

Holotype. ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Eagle Rock, 3–10.V.2014, Keller, Malaise trap ( LACM 329805)

Paratypes. 4 ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Eagle Rock, 3–10.V.2014, Keller, Malaise trap ( LACM 329806, LACM 329807, CUMZ)

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, Burbank, Echo Park, Atwater Village, Eagle Rock, Pico-Union, Mid- Wilshire, Glassell Park, Highland Park, Mount Washington, 1911 ♂, 1-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.