Megaselia nivizona New Species Figs. 7, 22.

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Holotype. Male. Canada: Ontario: Warsaw, Ferris Provincial Park, 44.2829°N, 77.7963°W, 131 m, 18.vii.2014, CBG Collections staff [LACM ENT 366287] (BIOUG33920-B09) (CNCI).

Holotype Barcode AACACTTTATTTTATTTTTGGAGCATGAGCT GGAATAGTAGGAACCTCTCTTAGAGTTATAATTCGAGCTGAAT TGGGTCACCCAGGAGCCTTAATTGGTGATGATCAAATTTATAA TGTAATTGTAACTGCCCATGCATTTATTATAATTTCTTTTATAG CTATACCAATTATAATAGGAGGATTTGGAAATTGACTAGTACCC

TTGATATTAGGAGCTCCTGATATAGCTTTCCCTCGTATAAATAA TATAAGATTTTGAATACTTCCTCCTTCCTTAACTCTATTACTAG CAAGAAGTATAATAGAAAATGGCGCTGGGACAGGTTGAACTG TTTACCCACCTCTATCCTCTAGAATCGCTCATAGAGGGTCTTCT GTTGATCTTGCAATTTTTTCACTTCATCTAGCAGGAATCTCTTC AATTTTAGGAGCAGTAAATTTTATCACTACAATTATTAATATACG GTCATCAGGAATTACTTTTGACCGAATACCTTTATTTGTTTGAT CTATTGGAATTACAGCTTTACTATTACTTTTATCTTTACCTGTTC TTGCAGGAGCAATTACTATACTTTTAACAGATCGAAATTTTAAT ACCTCATTTTTTGACCCAGCTGGAGGGGGAGATCCTATTCTTT ATCAACACCTATTT------

Paratypes. BIOUG33915-A02, -D07, -D12, BIOUG33920-C05, 4 males, same data as holotype .

Other Specimens. 58 further specimens from Ontario (Guelph, Warsaw), and Quebec (Montreal Botanical Garden).

Diagnosis. This is one of the most northeastern of the North American M. sulphurizona -group species, known from Ontario and Quebec, Canada. It is distinguished by the light-colored halter and the barcode, which differs from that of the most similar species, M. solizona new species by 5.64% minimum p-distance (Fig. 1, Table 1).

This species is in BOLD as BOLD: AAN8707.

Distribution. Eastern Canada.

Etymology. The name is based on Latin for “snow” (nivis), referring to the white color, and “belt”, a play on words as some of this species’ range is in what is called the “snow belt” of the Great Lakes.