Megaselia paulizona New Species Fig. 24.

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Holotype. Male. COLOMBIA: Bogota: Venado de Oro, 4.5983°N,- 74.0614°W, 2600 m, 7.ix.2016, M. Gonzalez, forest, Malaise trap [LACM ENT 366293] (BIOUG40364 -D09) (IAVH).

Holotype Barcode TTTATATTTTATTTTTGGAGCATGAGCTGG AATAGTGGGAACTTCTTTAAGAATTTTAATTCGAGCTGAAT TAGGCCACCCAGGAGCTTTAATCGGAGATGACCAAATTTAT AACGTAATTGTAACTGCCCATGCATTTATTATAATTTTTTTTA TAGTAATACCTATTATAATAGGAGGATTTGGAAATTGATTAG TACCTCTAATATTAGGGGCTCCTGATATAGCTTTTCCCCGT ATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGAATGCTTCCTCCTTCATTAACTT TATTACTAGCAAGTAGTATAGTTGAAAATGGAGCTGGGACA GGATGAACTGTATACCCTCCTTTATCCTCTAGAATTGCTCAT AGAGGCTCTTCTGTAGATCTTGCAATTTTTTCCCTTCATTTA GCAGGAATTTCTTCAATTTTAGGAGCAGTAAATTTTATTACT ACAATTATTAACATACGCTCATCCGGAATTACTTTTGACCGA ATGCCTTTATTTGTATGATCAGTAGGAATTACAGCTTTACTC TTACTTCTTTCTTTACCTGTATTAGCAGGAGCAATTACTATAC TTTTAACTGACCGAAATTTTAATACGTCATTTTTTGACCCTG CTGGAGGAGGAGACCCAATTTTATACCAACATTTATT

BOLD Specimens Examined. 4 further specimens (BIOUG 40594-C12, BIOUG 40668-C04, BIOUG 41075-H03, BIOUG 41217-F04)from the same locality as the holotype (IAVH).

Diagnosis. This species differs from the sympatric M. colombizona by about 10% mean divergence in the barcode (Fig. 1), as well as the wing shape (Fig. 24). The most similar barcode is that of M. winnizona, from which it differs by 6.8% minimum p-distance (Fig. 1, Table 1).

This species is in the BOLD as BOLD:ADV9367.

Distribution. Colombia.

Etymology. Named for Paul Hebert, who has kindly helped the senior author with barcoding issues.