Megaselia borealizona, Brown & Hartop & Wong, 2022
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.1093/isd/ixac008 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/08253846-FF9E-BC14-FF33-368CFB837609 |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Megaselia borealizona |
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sp. nov. |
Megaselia borealizona View in CoL New Species Fig. 16 View Figs .
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Holotype Male. CANADA: Ontario: Bell Bay Provincial Park, 45.5151°N, 77.8181°W, 329 m, 16 July 2014, CBG Collections Staff [ LACM ENT 336339 View Materials ] ( BIOUG33263 View Materials -E02) ( CNCI). GoogleMaps
Holotype Barcode AACTTTATATTTTATTTTTGGAGCATGAG CTGGAATAGTAGGAACTTCTTTAAGAATTATAATTCGAGCT
GAATTAGGACATCCAGGAGCCTTAATTGGTGATGACCAGAT TTATAATGTAATTGTAACTGCACACGCATTTATTATAATTTT TTTTATAGTGATACCTATTATAATAGGAGGATTTGGAAATTG ATTAGTACCTTTAATATTAGGAGCCCCTGATATAGCTTTTC CACGTATAAATAATATAAGATTCTGAATATTACCTCCTTCAT TA AC T T TAC TAT TAG C A AG A AG T T TAG TAG A A A AT G G A A C T G G TA C A G G T T G A A C T G T T TA C C C T C C T T T AT C T T C TA G A AT T G C T C ATA G A G G AT C T T C T G T T G AT C T T G C A AT T T T T T C T C T T C AT C T C G C A G G A AT C T C T T C A AT T T TA G G A G C A G TA A AT T T TAT TA C TA C A AT TAT TA ATATA C G AT C AT C A G G G AT T T C T T T T G AT C G A ATA C C T T TAT T T G T T T G AT C T G TA G G TAT TA CAGCTTTACTTTTACTTTTATCTTTGCCTGTACTTGCAGG AGCTATTACTATACTTCTAACAGATCGAAATTTTAACACAT CATTTTTCGACCCAGCAGGAGGTGGAGATCCAATTTTATA TCAACACCTATTT
Diagnosis. This holotype (and single known specimen) of this species differs from M. tropizona from Costa Rica, by a minimum of 2.03% ( Fig. 1 View Fig , Table 1). There are subtle wing venation differences between the two species, namely that in M. borealizona costal sector 3 is distinctly larger and sector 2 smaller ( Fig. 16 View Figs ). The differences in distribution, northern Ontario, Canada versus Costa Rica, make it highly unlikely that M. borealizona and tropizona are the same species. Further collecting in northern Ontario to try to encounter more specimens of M. borealizona is warranted.
This species is in BOLD as BOLD:ADJ4079.
Distribution. Ontario, Canada.
Etymology. The name is based on the boreal zone, in which this specimen was collected.
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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County |
| CNCI |
Canadian National Collection Insects |
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Timescale Adventures Research and Interpretive Center |
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Amherst College, Beneski Museum of Natural History |
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Tavera, Department of Geology and Geophysics |
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Tavera, Department of Geology and Geophysics |
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Tavera, Department of Geology and Geophysics |
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Tavera, Department of Geology and Geophysics |
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Tavera, Department of Geology and Geophysics |
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