Megaselia marquezi, Hartop, Emily A., Brown, Brian V. & Disney, R. Henry L., 2015
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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.6093899 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FD8784-FFB6-FFE9-C5FA-FD21FAEEFABB |
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Plazi |
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scientific name |
Megaselia marquezi |
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sp. nov. |
Megaselia marquezi View in CoL new species ( Figs. 20 View FIGURES 19 – 27 , 52 View FIGURES 43 – 52 , 82 View FIGURES 81 – 86 , 113 View FIGURES 109 – 124 )
Diagnosis. Male. In the group VII key of Borgmeier (1966), M. marquezi keys to M. rotundula Borgmeier , from which it differs by having 3 notopleural setae rather than the 2 found on M. rotundula , and by the lack of a hair at the base of R ( M. rotundula has a long, conspicuous hair).
Description. See Table 5.
Distribution. Los Angeles, California ( USA).
Etymology. Named in honor of Humberto Marquez, caretaker of the Cesar Chavez Community Garden, site of BioSCAN site 25.
Biology. Unknown.
Holotype. ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Atwater Village, 30.IV.2014 – 7.V.2014, Higgins, Malaise trap ( LACM 329808)
Paratypes. 3 ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Eagle Rock, 3–10.V.2014, Keller, Malaise trap ( LACM 329809, 2 CUMZ). ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Elysian Park, 3–10.V.2014, Harding, Malaise trap ( LACM 329810).
Additional Material Examined. USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles: Exposition Park, University Park, Los Feliz, Silverlake, Elysian Valley, Leimert Park, Koreatown, Mid-City, Glendale, Elysian Park, Gardena, Hollywood, Glendale, Larchmont, Carthay, Echo Park, Atwater Village, Eagle Rock, Pico-Union, Mid-Wilshire, Glassell Park, Highland Park, Mount Washington, 643 ♂, I–V.2014, Malaise traps ( LACM, MCZC, USNM).
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