Megaselia fujiokai, Hartop, Emily A., Brown, Brian V. & Disney, R. Henry L., 2015

Hartop, Emily A., Brown, Brian V. & Disney, R. Henry L., 2015, Opportunity in our Ignorance: Urban Biodiversity Study Reveals 30 New Species and One New Nearctic Record for Megaselia (Diptera: Phoridae) in Los Angeles (California, USA), Zootaxa 3941 (4), pp. 451-484 : 460

Megaselia fujiokai new species (Figs. 10, 42, 72, 102)

Diagnosis. Male. In the group VIII key of Borgmeier (1966), M. fujiokai keys to M. seticerca Borgmeier from which it differs in numerous ways. Most easily, M. fujiokai has a large, spheroid epandrium with medium hypoproct hairs ( Fig. 72 ) in contrast to the medium sized epadrium with minute hypoproct hairs of M. seticerca . Additionally, M. fujiokai has 4 alular setae compared to the 3 on M. seticerca ( Fig. 42 ).

Description. See Table 3.

Distribution. Los Angeles, California ( USA).

Etymology. Named in honor of Ray Fujioka, host of BioSCAN site 8.

Biology. Unknown.

Holotype. ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Elysian Park, 3–10.V.2014, Harding, Malaise trap ( LACM 329778)

Paratypes. 2 ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Eagle Rock, 3–10.V.2014, Keller, Malaise trap ( LACM 329779, LACM 329780), 2 ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Atwater Village, 2–10.IV.2014, Higgins, Malaise trap ( CUMZ).

Additional Material Examined. USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles: Exposition Park, University Park, Los Feliz, Silverlake, Jefferson Park, Koreatown, Glendale, Elysian Park, Gardena, Hollywood, Glendale, Larchmont, Carthay, Burbank, Echo Park, Atwater Village, Eagle Rock, Pico-Union, Mid-Wilshire, Glassell Park, Highland Park, Mount Washington, 230 ♂, I–V.2014, Maliase trap ( LACM, MCZC, USNM).

Figures

FIGURES 69 – 74. Male genitalia, left lateral. 69. Megaselia defibaughorum. 70. Megaselia donahuei. 71. Megaselia francoae. 72. Megaselia fujiokai. 73. Megaselia hardingorum. 74. Megaselia heini.

FIGURES 33 – 42. Right wing, dorsal. 33. Megaselia armstrongorum. 34. Megaselia bradyi. 35. Megaselia brejchaorum. 36. Megaselia carthayensis. 37. Megaselia ciancii. 38. Megaselia creasoni. 39. Megaselia defibaughorum. 40. Megaselia donahuei. 41. Megaselia francoae. 42. Megaselia fujiokai.