Megaselia stevemarshalli, Brown, 2022

Brown, Brian V., 2022, Some remarkably common, but undescribed, Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from northwestern Costa Rica, Zootaxa 5120 (3), pp. 373-390 : 383-384

Megaselia stevemarshalli new species

Figures 7a–c , 16 , 19, 22, 25 .

Holotype: Male. BIOUG05283 -A06, COSTA RICA: Guanacaste: Bosque San Emilio , 10.8438°N, 85.6138°W, 300 m, 4.vii. 2012, D. Janzen, Malaise trap [ LACM ENT 366330 ] ( MNCR).

Paratypes: See Supplementary Table 1.

Figures

FIGURES 6–9. Megaselia photographs. a, male habitus, left side; b, female abdomen, dorsal; c, male left wing.; 6, Megaselia nealevenhuisi n. sp.; 7, Megaselia stevemarshalli n. sp.; 8, Megaselia manuelzumbadoi n. sp.; 9, Megaselia artborkenti n. sp.

FIGURES 16–18. Male terminalia of Megaselia species, left lateral. 16, Megaselia stevemarshalli n. sp.; 17, Megaselia manuelzumbado n. sp.; 18, Megaselia artborkenti n. sp., 20. Abbreviations: cl – cercus loop; cl lb – clear lobe.

FIGURES 19–26. Details of species similar to Megaselia stevemarshalli new species. Figs. 19–21. Female abdomen, dorsal. Fig. 19 M. stevemarshalli new species. 20, BIN BOLD:ADB7997. 21, BIN BOLD:ACE0920.Figs. 22–24. Details of female tergite 5. Fig. 22, M. stevemarshalli new species. 23, BIN BOLD:ADB7997. 24, BIN BOLD:ACE0920. Figs. 25–27. Male terminalia, left lateral. Fig. 25. M. stevemarshalli new species. 26, BIN BOLD:ADB7997. 27, BIN BOLD:ACE0920.