Megaselia mikejohnsoni, Hartop, Emily A., Brown, Brian V. & Disney, R. Henry L., 2015
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.4.1 |
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publication LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:pub:0282A923-893A-45BC-941A-6CDECBE36618 |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6093901 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FD8784-FFB6-FFE9-C5FA-FA0BFCADF81E |
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treatment provided by |
Plazi |
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scientific name |
Megaselia mikejohnsoni |
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sp. nov. |
Megaselia mikejohnsoni View in CoL new species ( Figs. 21 View FIGURES 19 – 27 , 53 View FIGURES 53 – 62 , 83 View FIGURES 81 – 86 , 114 View FIGURES 109 – 124 )
Diagnosis. Male. In the group VIII key of Borgmeier (1966), M. mikejohnsoni keys to M. globipyga Borgmeier but lacks the globose genitalia of that species.
Description. See Table 6.
Distribution. Los Angeles, California ( USA).
Etymology. Named in honor of Mike Johnson, relation to the Johnson family, hosts of BioSCAN site 22.
Biology. Unknown.
Holotype. ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Carthay, 29.IV.2014 – 6.V.2014, Dahl, Malaise trap ( LACM 329811).
Paratypes. ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Atwater Village, 2–10.IV.2014, Higgins, Malaise trap ( LACM 329812). ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Koreatown, 5–12.IV.2014, Ralph, Malaise trap ( LACM 329813). 2 ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Eagle Rock, 3–10.V.2014, Keller, Malaise trap ( CUMZ).
Additional Material Examined. USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles: Exposition Park, University Park, Los Feliz, Silverlake, Koreatown, Mid-City, Glendale, Elysian Park, Gardena, Hollywood, Larchmonth, Carthay, Burbank, Echo Park, Atwater Village, Eagle Rock, Pico-Union, Mid-Wilshire, Highland Park, Mount Washington, 268 ♂, I-V.2014, Malaise traps ( LACM, MCZC, USNM).
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