taxonID	type	description	language	source
039F3E19E44F6B7BFE74FC93D945D639.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: 674 BC 6 E 0 - D 427 - 478 F-BAD 9 - 70 CEB 06 EC 98 C Fig. 3; Table 2	en	Caruso, Valerio, Disney, Ronald Henry, Whitmore, Daniel, Bøggild, Esben, Grundmann, Bernd, Hartop, Emily (2026): Updating and expanding the key to European Megaselia (Diptera, Phoridae): from Disney’s Britain to a continental fauna, with 393 additions and four new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 1048: 245-264, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1048.3253, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3253/14395
039F3E19E44F6B7BFE74FC93D945D639.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis Uniform dark brown body. Frontal setae as long as the height of the frons. Anepisternum with 15 robust setae, each approximately equal in length to the setae of the ocular row. Haltere as dark as the body. Differs from M. fuscipalpis Lundbeck, 1919 in the costal ratio (costal section 1 clearly longer than section 2), and the shape and ratios of the epandrium: dorsal length of epandrium as long as anal tube (1.5 times in M. fuscipalpis) with a notch under the distal, pointed lobe. Differs from M. vestita (Wood, 1914) in the absence of a stronger seta on the left side of the epandrium. Epandrium with many robust hairs only. Left side of epandrium with a small pointed end below the anal tube, and a small notch on the distal inferior margin. Right side of epandrium extended downwards and with a lobe below the anal tube, forming a ʻ> ʼshaped notch (facing the back of the terminalia) and a large C-shaped concavity (facing the front of the terminalia). Relative posterior setation T 6 = C <H> E. Hypoproct hairs slightly longer than hairs on the cerci and longer than all other terminalia hairs. Left hypandrial lobe with hairs, right hypandrial lobe absent. Couplets in Disney (1989): 59 and 120 (see Additions to the British key of Megaselia (Supp. file 1 )).	en	Caruso, Valerio, Disney, Ronald Henry, Whitmore, Daniel, Bøggild, Esben, Grundmann, Bernd, Hartop, Emily (2026): Updating and expanding the key to European Megaselia (Diptera, Phoridae): from Disney’s Britain to a continental fauna, with 393 additions and four new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 1048: 245-264, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1048.3253, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3253/14395
039F3E19E44F6B7BFE74FC93D945D639.taxon	etymology	Etymology Named after its dark brown body: ʻ bruna ʼ (adjective, feminine) means ʻdark brownʼ in Latin.	en	Caruso, Valerio, Disney, Ronald Henry, Whitmore, Daniel, Bøggild, Esben, Grundmann, Bernd, Hartop, Emily (2026): Updating and expanding the key to European Megaselia (Diptera, Phoridae): from Disney’s Britain to a continental fauna, with 393 additions and four new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 1048: 245-264, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1048.3253, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3253/14395
039F3E19E44F6B7BFE74FC93D945D639.taxon	materials_examined	Type material Holotype GERMANY • ♂; Nordrhein-Westfalen, Lkr. Düsseldorf, Nationalpark Eifel; 50.572 ° N, 6.416 ° E; 496 m a. s. l.; 18 May – 1 Jun. 2009; J. Esser leg.; BOLD no: SMNS _ 1203416 (COI); SMNS, SMNS _ DIP _ 019269. Paratype GERMANY • 1 ♂; Baden-Württemberg, Lkr. Rems-Murr, Backnang, Katharinenplaisir; 48.955 ° N, 9.440 ° E; 289 m a. s. l.; 4 Sep. 2014; A. Rosenbauer leg.; BOLD no: SMNS _ 1198953 (COI); SMNS, SMNS _ DIP _ 015196.	en	Caruso, Valerio, Disney, Ronald Henry, Whitmore, Daniel, Bøggild, Esben, Grundmann, Bernd, Hartop, Emily (2026): Updating and expanding the key to European Megaselia (Diptera, Phoridae): from Disney’s Britain to a continental fauna, with 393 additions and four new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 1048: 245-264, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1048.3253, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3253/14395
039F3E19E44F6B7BFE74FC93D945D639.taxon	description	Description HEAD. SA ratio 1.0. VIF position normal ʻBʼ. Palpal setae long. Labellum spinose sparse. THORAX. Anepisternum with ~ 15 hairs. Halter same color, slightly lighter. NP setae 3. NP cleft absent. Scutellar setae 2 + 2. LEGS. Ts 1 palisade 1 – 5. T 2 palisade 0.70. T 3 comb bifurcate absent. T 3 setulae PD only. F 3 basal setae B <AV. F 3 basal setae differentiated, short, hooked tip. WING. Length 1.839 mm. Subcosta incomplete. Base of R with short hair. R 2 + 3 present. Costal index 0.50 / 0.55. Costal ratios 4.2: 1.3: 1. Costal setae 0.09 mm. Alular setae 4 + (7 / 8). Wing lightly infuscated. GENITALIA. AT length E ≥ AT. E setation hairs only. Posterior setation T 6 = C <H> E.	en	Caruso, Valerio, Disney, Ronald Henry, Whitmore, Daniel, Bøggild, Esben, Grundmann, Bernd, Hartop, Emily (2026): Updating and expanding the key to European Megaselia (Diptera, Phoridae): from Disney’s Britain to a continental fauna, with 393 additions and four new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 1048: 245-264, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1048.3253, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3253/14395
039F3E19E44D6B75FE78FC42DDC9D157.taxon	description	Fig. 4; Table 3	en	Caruso, Valerio, Disney, Ronald Henry, Whitmore, Daniel, Bøggild, Esben, Grundmann, Bernd, Hartop, Emily (2026): Updating and expanding the key to European Megaselia (Diptera, Phoridae): from Disney’s Britain to a continental fauna, with 393 additions and four new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 1048: 245-264, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1048.3253, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3253/14395
039F3E19E44D6B75FE78FC42DDC9D157.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis Costa short (0.36 of wing length). Epandrium shape similar to that of M. unicolor (Schmitz, 1919), but with 3 feathered bristles. Hypoproct excavated in the ventral part, similar to that of M. involuta (Wood, 1910), but apical setae short and weak, up-curved and in a sub-apical position. Epandrium lobe edge with a 50 ° slope and with a short hair tuft at the tip. Couplet in Disney (1989): 86 (see Additions to the British key of Megaselia (Supp. file 1 )).	en	Caruso, Valerio, Disney, Ronald Henry, Whitmore, Daniel, Bøggild, Esben, Grundmann, Bernd, Hartop, Emily (2026): Updating and expanding the key to European Megaselia (Diptera, Phoridae): from Disney’s Britain to a continental fauna, with 393 additions and four new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 1048: 245-264, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1048.3253, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3253/14395
039F3E19E44D6B75FE78FC42DDC9D157.taxon	etymology	Etymology Named after the short and stocky body, and the relatively short costa. From the Italian term ʻ corta ʼ (feminine, adjective) which means ʻshort, briefʼ, derived from the Latin term ʻ curtare ʼ (ʻto shortenʼ or ʻto cut shortʼ).	en	Caruso, Valerio, Disney, Ronald Henry, Whitmore, Daniel, Bøggild, Esben, Grundmann, Bernd, Hartop, Emily (2026): Updating and expanding the key to European Megaselia (Diptera, Phoridae): from Disney’s Britain to a continental fauna, with 393 additions and four new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 1048: 245-264, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1048.3253, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3253/14395
039F3E19E44D6B75FE78FC42DDC9D157.taxon	materials_examined	Type material Holotype GERMANY • ♂; Baden-Württemberg, Lkr. Rems-Murr, Backnang; 48.955 ° N, 9.440 ° E; 294 m a. s. l.; 28 May – 16 Jun. 2014; A. Rosenbauer leg.; BOLD no: SMNS _ 1198055; SMNS, SMNS _ DIP _ 014298. Paratypes GERMANY • 1 ♂; Baden-Württemberg, Lkr. Rems-Murr, Backnang, Katharinenplaisir; 48.955 ° N, 9.440 ° E; 289 m a. s. l.; 28 May 2014; A. Rosenbauer leg.; BOLD no: SMNS _ 1197547; SMNS, SMNS _ DIP _ 013790 • 2 ♂♂; Niedersachsen Lkr. Lüchow-Dannenberg, Pevestorf; 53.064 ° N, 11,474 ° E; 23 m a. s. l.; 6 Aug. 2013; L. Krogmann leg.; BOLD nos: SMNS _ 1196705, SMNS _ 1204298 (COI); SMNS, SMNS _ DIP _ 012964, SMNS _ DIP _ 020150 • 1 ♂; Baden-Württemberg Lkr. Tübingen, Hirschau; 48.504 ° N. 8.996 ° E; 367 m a. s. l.; 9 Oct. 2014; T. Kothe leg.; BOLD no: SMNS _ 1196861 (COI); SMNS, SMNS _ DIP _ 013118.	en	Caruso, Valerio, Disney, Ronald Henry, Whitmore, Daniel, Bøggild, Esben, Grundmann, Bernd, Hartop, Emily (2026): Updating and expanding the key to European Megaselia (Diptera, Phoridae): from Disney’s Britain to a continental fauna, with 393 additions and four new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 1048: 245-264, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1048.3253, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3253/14395
039F3E19E44D6B75FE78FC42DDC9D157.taxon	description	Description HEAD. SA ratio 0.7. VIF position normal ʻAʼ. Palpal setae long. Labellum spinose. THORAX. Anepisternum with hairs only (7 hairs). Halter same color (bicolor: dorsal part brownish / same, ventral part whitish). NP setae 3. NP cleft absent. Scutellar setae 2 + 2. LEGS. Ts 1 palisade 1 – 4. T 2 palisade 0.57. T 3 comb bifurcate absent. T 3 setulae PD only. F 3 basal setae B = AV. F 3 basal setae not differentiated. WING. Length 1.289 mm. Subcosta incomplete but well developed. Base of R with short hair. R 2 + 3 present. Costal index 0.36. Costal ratios 7.50: 1.25: 1. Costal setae 0.04 mm. Alular setae absent. Wing lightly infuscated. GENITALIA. AT length AT> E. E setation hairs + 3 strong and feathered bristles. Posterior setation T 6 = C = H <E.	en	Caruso, Valerio, Disney, Ronald Henry, Whitmore, Daniel, Bøggild, Esben, Grundmann, Bernd, Hartop, Emily (2026): Updating and expanding the key to European Megaselia (Diptera, Phoridae): from Disney’s Britain to a continental fauna, with 393 additions and four new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 1048: 245-264, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1048.3253, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3253/14395
039F3E19E4436B76FDF8FBABD84DD284.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: C 55 EB 707 - 6 D 68 - 49 B 6 - BB 31 - 3779230865 E 8 Fig. 5; Table 4	en	Caruso, Valerio, Disney, Ronald Henry, Whitmore, Daniel, Bøggild, Esben, Grundmann, Bernd, Hartop, Emily (2026): Updating and expanding the key to European Megaselia (Diptera, Phoridae): from Disney’s Britain to a continental fauna, with 393 additions and four new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 1048: 245-264, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1048.3253, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3253/14395
039F3E19E4436B76FDF8FBABD84DD284.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis Palpal setae in apical position slightly (but certainly) longer than the maximum width of the palpus. Costal cilia as long as, or slightly longer than, R 2 + 3. Ventral surface of the hypandrial lobes covered with microscopic hairs. Differs from M. cinereifrons (Strobl, 1910) in having 2 NP setae (3 in M. cinereifrons) and an anal tube with a length-to-width ratio of ca 1.8: 1 (Fig. 5 C), compared to the more elongate and clavate form in M. cinereifrons, of 2.5: 1 (Disney 1989: 125, fig. 438). Couplet in Disney (1989): 203 (see Additions to the British key of Megaselia (Supp. file 1 )).	en	Caruso, Valerio, Disney, Ronald Henry, Whitmore, Daniel, Bøggild, Esben, Grundmann, Bernd, Hartop, Emily (2026): Updating and expanding the key to European Megaselia (Diptera, Phoridae): from Disney’s Britain to a continental fauna, with 393 additions and four new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 1048: 245-264, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1048.3253, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3253/14395
039F3E19E4436B76FDF8FBABD84DD284.taxon	etymology	Etymology Named after Roberto Caruso, father of VC, to whom this species is dedicated.	en	Caruso, Valerio, Disney, Ronald Henry, Whitmore, Daniel, Bøggild, Esben, Grundmann, Bernd, Hartop, Emily (2026): Updating and expanding the key to European Megaselia (Diptera, Phoridae): from Disney’s Britain to a continental fauna, with 393 additions and four new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 1048: 245-264, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1048.3253, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3253/14395
039F3E19E4436B76FDF8FBABD84DD284.taxon	materials_examined	Type material Holotype GERMANY • ♂; Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lkr. Vorpommern-Rügen, Insel Rügen, Kniepow; 54.35 ° N, 13.35 ° E; 50 m a. s. l.; 27 Sep. – 3 Oct. 2015; F. Koch leg.; BOLD no: SMNS _ 1203320 (COI); SMNS, SMNS _ DIP _ 019173. Paratypes GERMANY • 1 ♂; Baden-Württemberg, Lkr. Biberach, Altheim; 48.140 ° N, 9.449 ° E; 64 m a. s. l.; 1 Sep. 2013; H. Schmalfuss leg.; BOLD no: SMNS _ 1202722 (COI); SMNS, SMNS _ DIP _ 018597 • 2 ♂♂; Baden-Württemberg, Lkr. Rems-Murr, Backnang, Katharinenplaisir; 48.955 ° N, 9.440 ° E; 289 m a. s. l.; 4 Sep. 2014; A. Rosenbauer leg.; BOLD nos: SMNS _ 1198850, SMNS _ 1198950 (COI); SMNS, SMNS _ DIP _ 015093, SMNS _ DIP _ 015193.	en	Caruso, Valerio, Disney, Ronald Henry, Whitmore, Daniel, Bøggild, Esben, Grundmann, Bernd, Hartop, Emily (2026): Updating and expanding the key to European Megaselia (Diptera, Phoridae): from Disney’s Britain to a continental fauna, with 393 additions and four new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 1048: 245-264, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1048.3253, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3253/14395
039F3E19E4436B76FDF8FBABD84DD284.taxon	description	Description HEAD. SA ratio 0.80. VIF position normal ʻ ~ Bʼ (B / C). Palpal setae long. Labellum spinose sparse. THORAX. Anepisternum bare. Halter same color. NP setae 2. NP cleft absent. Scutellar setae 2 + 2. LEGS. Ts 1 palisade 1 – 4. T 2 palisade 7.78. T 3 comb bifurcate absent. T 3 setulae PD only. F 3 basal setae B ≥ AV. F 3 basal setae not differentiated. WING. Length 2.126 mm. Subcosta incomplete. Base of R with 2 long hairs. R 2 + 3 present. Costal index 0.42 / 45. Costal ratios 4.00: 1.83: 1. Costal setae 0.1 mm. Alular setae 3 to 5. Wing clear, hyaline. GENITALIA. AT length AT = E, with 7 setae each cercus. E setation hairsonly. PosteriorsetationT 6> C = H = E.	en	Caruso, Valerio, Disney, Ronald Henry, Whitmore, Daniel, Bøggild, Esben, Grundmann, Bernd, Hartop, Emily (2026): Updating and expanding the key to European Megaselia (Diptera, Phoridae): from Disney’s Britain to a continental fauna, with 393 additions and four new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 1048: 245-264, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1048.3253, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3253/14395
039F3E19E4416B71FE03FC69DC47D6DD.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: B 44063 F 4 - 63 DD- 44 D 5 - AE 4 C- 29 C 5 C 1089 AC 0 Fig. 6, Table 5	en	Caruso, Valerio, Disney, Ronald Henry, Whitmore, Daniel, Bøggild, Esben, Grundmann, Bernd, Hartop, Emily (2026): Updating and expanding the key to European Megaselia (Diptera, Phoridae): from Disney’s Britain to a continental fauna, with 393 additions and four new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 1048: 245-264, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1048.3253, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3253/14395
039F3E19E4416B71FE03FC69DC47D6DD.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis Head darker than the body, with yellow palps. Light-brown body with yellow fore-legs. Antero-lateral and antial bristles close together at almost the same level on the frons, as in M. costalis (von Roser, 1840), from which it differs in the costal index and in the ratio between the dorsal length of the epandrium and the anal-tube. Basal setae of the hind femora longer than the antero-ventral setae, tapering abruptly to a fine point only near the curved tip of the seta. Couplet in Disney (1989): 199 and 232 (see Additions to the British key of Megaselia (Supp. file 1 )).	en	Caruso, Valerio, Disney, Ronald Henry, Whitmore, Daniel, Bøggild, Esben, Grundmann, Bernd, Hartop, Emily (2026): Updating and expanding the key to European Megaselia (Diptera, Phoridae): from Disney’s Britain to a continental fauna, with 393 additions and four new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 1048: 245-264, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1048.3253, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3253/14395
039F3E19E4416B71FE03FC69DC47D6DD.taxon	etymology	Etymology Named after the Latin term ʻ splendidus ʼ (adjective), with the meaning of ʻbeautifulʼ, ʻmagnificentʼ.	en	Caruso, Valerio, Disney, Ronald Henry, Whitmore, Daniel, Bøggild, Esben, Grundmann, Bernd, Hartop, Emily (2026): Updating and expanding the key to European Megaselia (Diptera, Phoridae): from Disney’s Britain to a continental fauna, with 393 additions and four new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 1048: 245-264, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1048.3253, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3253/14395
039F3E19E4416B71FE03FC69DC47D6DD.taxon	materials_examined	Type material Holotype GERMANY • ♂; Bayern, Lkr. Berchtesgaden, Königsee, Rinnkendlsteig; 47.551 ° N, 12.964 ° E; 695 m a. s. l.; 26 Jul. – 9 Aug. 2017; D. Doczkal and J. Voith leg.; BOLD no: SMNS _ 1199918 (COI); SMNS, SMNS _ DIP _ 016074. Paratypes GERMANY • 1 ♂; Baden-Württemberg, Lkr. Biberach, Altheim; 48.140 ° N, 9.450 ° E; 64 m a. s. l.; 1 Sep. 2013; H. Schmalfuss leg.; BOLD no: SMNS _ 1202538 (COI); SMNS, SMNS _ DIP _ 018415 • 1 ♀; Baden-Württemberg, Lkr. Biberach, Altheim; 48.140 ° N, 9.450 ° E; 64 m a. s. l.; 2 Oct. 2013; H. Schmalfuss leg.; BOLD no: SMNS _ 1202896 (COI); SMNS, SMNS _ DIP _ 018761.	en	Caruso, Valerio, Disney, Ronald Henry, Whitmore, Daniel, Bøggild, Esben, Grundmann, Bernd, Hartop, Emily (2026): Updating and expanding the key to European Megaselia (Diptera, Phoridae): from Disney’s Britain to a continental fauna, with 393 additions and four new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 1048: 245-264, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1048.3253, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3253/14395
039F3E19E4416B71FE03FC69DC47D6DD.taxon	description	Description HEAD. SA ratio 0.65. VIF position VFO adjacent ʻCʼ. Palpal setae long. Labellum spinose sparse. THORAX. Anepisternum bare. Halter color lighter. NP setae 3. NP cleft absent. Scutellar setae 2 + 2. LEGS. Ts 1 palisade 1 – 4. T 2 palisade 0.70. T 3 comb bifurcate absent. T 3 setulae PD only. F 3 basal setae B> AV. F 3 basal setae differentiated. WING. Length 1.930 mm. Subcosta complete. Base of R with short hair. R 2 + 3 present. Costal index 0.55 / 0.58. Costal ratios 5: 5.2 – 4.7: 1. Costal setae 0.09 mm. Alular setae 3. Wing infuscated. GENITALIA. AT length AT ≤ E. E setation hairs only. Posterior setation T 6> C = H ≥ E. Redescription	en	Caruso, Valerio, Disney, Ronald Henry, Whitmore, Daniel, Bøggild, Esben, Grundmann, Bernd, Hartop, Emily (2026): Updating and expanding the key to European Megaselia (Diptera, Phoridae): from Disney’s Britain to a continental fauna, with 393 additions and four new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 1048: 245-264, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1048.3253, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3253/14395
039F3E19E4476B72FD8BFC0CDEACD14D.taxon	description	Fig. 7; Table 6	en	Caruso, Valerio, Disney, Ronald Henry, Whitmore, Daniel, Bøggild, Esben, Grundmann, Bernd, Hartop, Emily (2026): Updating and expanding the key to European Megaselia (Diptera, Phoridae): from Disney’s Britain to a continental fauna, with 393 additions and four new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 1048: 245-264, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1048.3253, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3253/14395
039F3E19E4476B72FD8BFC0CDEACD14D.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis Postpedicel enlarged, slightly oblong rather than globular, and flattened laterally. Arista short. Only 2 supra-antennal setae (anterior pair absent). Mid tibia with short AD and PD rows of spines, separated by a palisades row. F 3 basal setae differentiation present (basal setae long and strong, not crowded, reaching mid length of F). Abdominal sternites 3 – 7 with hairs. Cerci enlarged and laterally compressed, covered by hairs only (~ 20 per cercus), hypoproct with 2 robust but short up-curved setae. Terminalia overall shape similar to that of M. egena Collin, 1912, a species known from the Seychelles, and M. scalaris (Loew, 1866), but with hypoproct apical setae shorter and non-feathered. Couplet in Disney (1989): 1 (see Additions to the British key of Megaselia (Supp. file 1 )).	en	Caruso, Valerio, Disney, Ronald Henry, Whitmore, Daniel, Bøggild, Esben, Grundmann, Bernd, Hartop, Emily (2026): Updating and expanding the key to European Megaselia (Diptera, Phoridae): from Disney’s Britain to a continental fauna, with 393 additions and four new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 1048: 245-264, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1048.3253, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3253/14395
039F3E19E4476B72FD8BFC0CDEACD14D.taxon	materials_examined	Type material Holotype AUSTRIA • ♂; Oberkärnten am Penzelberg; 1300 – 1400 m a. s. l.; 12 Jul. 1946; H. Schmitz leg.; ZFMK DIP 00012399. Other material examined GERMANY • 1 ♂; Bayern, Lkr. Berchtesgaden, Königsee, Rinnkendlsteig; 47.554 ° N, 12.965 ° E; 29 Jun. – 13 Jul. 2017; D. Doczkal and J. Voith leg.; BOLD no: SMNS _ 1199712 (COI); SMNS, SMNS _ DIP _ 015955 • 1 ♂; Bayern, Lkr. Berchtesgaden Königsee, Rinnkendlsteig; 47.554 ° N, 12.965 ° E; 694 m a. s. l.; 30 Jun. 2017; D. Doczkal leg.; BOLD no: SMNS _ 1199564 (COI); SMNS, SMNS _ DIP _ 015807.	en	Caruso, Valerio, Disney, Ronald Henry, Whitmore, Daniel, Bøggild, Esben, Grundmann, Bernd, Hartop, Emily (2026): Updating and expanding the key to European Megaselia (Diptera, Phoridae): from Disney’s Britain to a continental fauna, with 393 additions and four new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 1048: 245-264, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1048.3253, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3253/14395
039F3E19E4476B72FD8BFC0CDEACD14D.taxon	description	Redescription HEAD. SA ratio 0.0 (only 2 SA). VIF position normal ʻBʼ. Palpal setae long. Labellum with scattered spinosity. THORAX. Anepisternum with 7 hairs + one long bristle. Halter color same (dark brown). NP setae 2. NP cleft absent. Scutellar setae 2 + 2. LEGS. Ts 1 palisade 1 – 5. T 2 palisade 0.8 / 0.85. T 3 comb bifurcate absent. T 3 setulae PD only. F 3 basal setae B> AV. F 3 basal setae differentiated. WING. Length 1.912 mm. Subcosta incomplete, almost absent. Base of R without hairs. R 2 + 3 present. Costal index 0.50 / 0.55. Costal ratios 4.6: 2.3: 1. Alular setae 4 +. Wing clear to lightly infuscated. GENITALIA. AT length AT> E. E setation hairs + bristles. Posterior setation T 6> C <H> E.	en	Caruso, Valerio, Disney, Ronald Henry, Whitmore, Daniel, Bøggild, Esben, Grundmann, Bernd, Hartop, Emily (2026): Updating and expanding the key to European Megaselia (Diptera, Phoridae): from Disney’s Britain to a continental fauna, with 393 additions and four new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 1048: 245-264, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1048.3253, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3253/14395
039F3E19E4476B72FD8BFC0CDEACD14D.taxon	discussion	Remarks Megaselia romphaea was originally described by Schmitz (1947) under the genus Plastophora Brues, 1905, a taxon that has since been synonymized with Megaselia. The original description (Schmitz 1947), based on a single male specimen, lacks illustrations suitable for reliable identification and is available only in German, which has likely contributed to the species being largely overlooked in subsequent studies. To our knowledge, no records of M. romphaea have been published since its original description, and no modern documentation of the species exists. The holotype of M. romphaea is housed at ZFMK. It is pinned and in relatively good condition; one leg and one wing have been removed and mounted on a slide, and the thorax is partly damaged by the pin. During GBOL sampling, two male specimens conforming to Schmitz’s description were collected in the Königsee area (Supp. file 2), representing the first confirmed records of the species in over 75 years. Here, we provide a modern redescription of M. romphaea based on study of these newly collected specimens and the holotype.	en	Caruso, Valerio, Disney, Ronald Henry, Whitmore, Daniel, Bøggild, Esben, Grundmann, Bernd, Hartop, Emily (2026): Updating and expanding the key to European Megaselia (Diptera, Phoridae): from Disney’s Britain to a continental fauna, with 393 additions and four new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 1048: 245-264, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1048.3253, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3253/14395
