Megaselia marizona New Species Fig. 21.

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Holotype. Male. COSTA RICA: Guanacaste: Derrumbe, 10.9292°N, 85.4643°W, 1,220 m, 12.iii.2015, D. Janzen and W. Hallwachs [LACM ENT 366282] (BIOUG32917-G03) (LACM) .

Holotype Barcode

ACTTTATATTTTATTTTTGGAGCATGAGCTGGAATAGTAG GAACATCTTTAAGTATTATA

ATTCGAGCTGAATTAGGCCATCCAGGAGCTTTAATTGGA GATGACCAAATTTATAATGTA

ATTGTAACTGCCCATGCATTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGT TATACCTATTATAATAGGA

GGATTCGGAAATTGATTAGTGCCTTTAATATTAGGTGCT CCTGATATAGCTTTTCCTCGT

ATAAATAATATGAGATTTTGAATATTACCCCCTTCTTTAA CTTTATTATTAGCAAGAAGT

ATAGTAGAAAATGGAGCTGGGACAGGATGAACTGTTTAT CCTCCTTTATCTTCTAACATT

GCTCACAGAGGATCTTCTGTAGACCTTGCTATTTTTTCAT TACATTTAGCAGGAATTTCC

TCAATTTTAGGAGCAGTAAATTTTATCACTACAATTATTAA TATACGTTCATCAGGTATC

ACTTTTGACCGAATACCTTTATTTGTGTGATCGGTTGGA ATTACAGCTTTACTTTTACTT

TTATCTTTACCTGTATTAGCAGGAGCAATTACTATACTTTT AACAGAT

Other Specimens. None.

Diagnosis. The barcode of this species differs from that of nearest neighbor M. paulizona from Colombia, by a minimum p-distance of 8. 54% (Fig. 1, Table 1). Wing landmarking separates the few known specimens. The wing is distinctive in this species, with its relatively long costa, 0.46 of wing length versus 0.41 for M. paulizona, as well as the yellowish-brown forecoxa (dark brown in M. paulizona).

This species is in BOLD as BOLD:ADH5444.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Etymology. Named for Costa Rican Museo Nacional Diptera curator Maricelle Méndez Soto.