Megaselia iberiensis Disney, 1999

Saifi, Mounir, Disney, R. Henry L. & Doumandji, Salaheddine, 2019, A new species and new records of scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) from Algeria, Zootaxa 4619 (1), pp. 189-194 : 192

Megaselia iberiensis Disney, 1999

The hitherto unknown female is described below. The association of the female with the males was based on their co-occurrence plus details of critical measurements of wing features etc.

Material examined. 5 males, 1 female, 2, 4, 5 & 11.iv.2015.

Female. Head as Fig. 20 . Frons as Fig. 21 , and with dense microsetae. Postpedicel and palp as Fig. 22 . Otherwise head similar to male. Thorax as male. Abdominal tergite 5 to tip of abdomen as Fig. 23 . Venter gray, and with hairs below segments 3–6. Sternite 7 to tip of abdomen as Fig. 24 . Furca not evident. Dufour’s crop mechanism gradually tapered to a rounded tip behind and 0.23–0.24 mm long and 0.17 mm greatest width. Legs similar to male with front tarsus as Fig. 25 , mid femur and tibia as Fig. 26 and hind femur as Fig. 27 . Wing ( Fig. 28 ) as male with length 1.70 mm, costal index 0.49, costal ratios 3.7: 2.0: 1. Costal cilia 0.14 mm long and outer axillary bristle 0.11–0.12 mm long. Otherwise it and haltere as male.

Figures

FIGURES 20–28. Megaselia iberiensis female. 20. Head. 21. Frons. 22. Postpedicel and palp. 23. Abdominal tergite 5 to tip of abdomen. 24. Sternite 7 to tip of abdomen. 25. Front tarsus. 26. Mid femur and tibia. 27. hind femur. 28. Wing.