Megaselia solizona New Species Figs. 9, 26.

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Holotype. Male, USA: Florida: Collier Co. Collier-Seminole State Park, campground, 25.993°N, 81.595°W, 6 m, 18 May 2011, BioBus [LACM ENT 366288] (BIOUG02310-D11) (CNCI).

Holotype Barcode AACACTTTATTTTATTTTTGGTGCATGAGC TGGAATAGTAGGTACATCTCTAAGAATTATAATTCGAGCTGA ATTAGGTCACCCAGGAGCCTTAATTGGTGATGATCAAATTT ATAATGTAATTGTTACTGCTCATGCATTTATCATAATTTTTTT TATAGTTATACCAATTATAATAGGAGGATTTGGAAATTGATT AGTACCTTTAATATTAGGAGCTCCTGATATAGCTTTCCCTCG TATAAATAATATAAGATTCTGAATACTTCCTCCTTCATTAAC TCTATTATTAGCAAGAAGTATAGTAGAAAATGGAGCTGGGA CAGGTTGAACTATTTATCCCCCCCTATCTTCTAGAATTGCTC ATAGAGGATCTTCTGTTGATCTTGCAATTTTTTCACTTCACC TAGCAGGAATTTCTTCAATTTTAGGGGCAGTAAATTTTATTA CTACAATTATTAATATACGTTCATTAGGAATCACTTTTGATC GAATACCCTTATTTGTTTGGTCTATTGGAATTACAGCTTTAC TATTACTTTTATCTTTACCTGTTCTCGCAGGAGCAATTACTA TACTTTTAACAGATCGAAATTTTAATACCTCATTTTTTGATC CAGCCGGAGGAGGAGATCCTATTCTTTATCAACATCTATTT

Other Specimens. None.

Diagnosis. Similar to M. nivizona, sharing with it the yellowish halteres, but differing by 5.57% minimum distance (Fig. 1, Table 1). The wing shape is different from that of M. nivizona as well (Fig. 17).

DNA Barcodes. This species is in the BOLD database as BOLD:ABY1140.

Distribution. Florida, USA.

Etymology. The name is based on Latin for “sun” (sol) and “belt”, a play on words as Florida is often referred to as part of the “sun belt”.