Megaselia tropizona, Brown & Hartop & Wong, 2022

Brown, Brian V., Hartop, Emily A. & Wong, Maria A., 2022, Sixteen in One: White-Belted Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) From the New World Challenge Species Concepts, Insect Systematics and Diversity 6 (3), pp. 1-17 : 13

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1093/isd/ixac008
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/08253846-FF97-BC1D-FF33-34B4FC2B77EF
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Megaselia tropizona
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Megaselia tropizona View in CoL New Species Fig. 28 View Figs .

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Holotype. COSTA RICA: Guanacaste: ACG, Pailas II, 10.7631°N, 85.3344°W, 820 m, 8 May 2014, Malaise trap PL12-3 , D. Janzen, W. Hallwachs [ LACM ENT 366289 About LACM ] ( BIOUG29585 View Materials -F07) ( LACM). GoogleMaps

Holotype Barcode ACTTTATATTTTATTTTTGGAGCATGAGCTGG AATAGTAGGAACTTCTTTAAGAATTATAATTCGAGCTGAATTAG GACATCCAGGAGCCTTAATTGGTGATGACCAGATTTATAACGT AATTGTAACTGCACACGCATTTATCATAATTTTTTTTATAGTAAT ACCAATTATAATAGGAGGATTTGGAAATTGATTAGTACCTTTAA TATTAGGAGCCCCTGATATAGCTTTTCCACGTATAAATAATATAA GATTCTGAATATTACCTCCTTCATTAACTTTACTATTAGCAAGAA GTTTAGTAGAAAATGGGGCTGGTACAGGTTGAACTGTTTACCC TCCTTTATCTTCTAGAATTGCTCATAGAGGATCTTCTGTTGATC TTGCAATTTTTTCTCTTCATCTCGCAGGAATCTCCTCAATTTTA- GGAGCAGTAAATTTTATTACTACAATTATTAATATACGATCATCA GGAATTTCTTTTGATCGAATACCCTTATTTGTCTGATCTGTAGG TATTACAGCTTTACTTTTACTTTTATCTTTACCTGTACTTGCAGG AGCTATTACTATA----------------------------------------------------------------

Other BOLD Specimens. Same data as holotype except BIOUG 30117-F01, 1 male, 18 September 2014, BIOUG 30055-G08, 1 male, 25 September 2014, BIOUG 44573-B05, 1 male, 2 October 2014, BIOUG 30248-B05, 1 male, 13 November 2014, 1 male, 27 November 2014, BIOUG 44073-E05, 1 male, 18 December 2014, BIOUG 43735-G01, BIOUG 43749-H03, 2 males, 20 November 2014, BIOUG 44405-E10, BIOUG 44415-A07, BIOUG 44503-B06, 3 males, 18 June 2015, BIOUG 30013-D07, 1 male, 2 July 2015, BIOUG 44494-G07.

Diagnosis. The barcode of this species is most similar to that of the western North American species, M. cryptizona , from which it differs by minimum p-distance of 1.71%. The wings of the two are well separated by landmarking ( Fig. 31 View Fig ).

This species is in BOLDas BOLD:ADB5984.

Distribution. Costa Rica. Six of the seven specimens were found at the site PL12-3 (forest margin), and one at PL12-6 (deep within the forest).

Etymology. Named for the tropical nature of this species’ distribution.