Megaselia francoae, 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 : 458-460

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.4.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:0282A923-893A-45BC-941A-6CDECBE36618
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6093873
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FD8784-FFBE-FFEF-C5FA-FA4DFE4EFEE1
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Megaselia francoae
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Megaselia francoae View in CoL new species ( Figs. 9 View FIGURES 1 – 9 , 41 View FIGURES 33 – 42 , 71 View FIGURES 69 – 74 , 101 View FIGURES 93 – 108 )

Diagnosis. Male. In the group VIII key of Borgmeier (1966), M. francoae keys to M. polyporicola Borgmeier from which it differs in a number of details. Most apparently, M. francoae has all dark legs ( Fig. 9 View FIGURES 1 – 9 ) compared to the light forelegs of M. polyporicola . The two species also have substantially different costal ratios: M. polyporicola 4.3:2.0:1, M. francoae 3.75:1.25:1, 3.49:1.26:1, 3.67:1.47:1.

Description. See Table 3.

Distribution. Los Angeles, California ( USA).

Etymology. Named in honor of Candace Franco, host of BioSCAN site 30.

Biology. Unknown.

Holotype. ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Atwater Village, 2–10.IV.2014, Higgins, Malaise trap ( LACM 329775).

Paratypes. 2 ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Koreatown, 5–12.IV.2014, Ralph, Malaise trap ( LACM 329776, LACM 329777).

Additional Material Examined. USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles: University Park, Los Feliz, Silverlake, Elysian Valley, Koreatown, Glendale, Elysian Park, Hollywood, Larchmont, Carthay, Burbank, Echo Park, Atwater Village, Eagle Rock, Pico-Union, Glassell Park, Highland Park, Mount Washington, 108 ♂, I–V.2014, Malaise traps ( LACM, MCZC, USNM).