Megaselia hoguei, 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 : 464

Megaselia hoguei new species (Figs. 16, 48, 78, 109)

Diagnosis. Male. In the group VIII key of Borgmeier (1966), M. hoguei keys to M. polyporicola Borgmeier , from which it differs greatly in overall appearance. M. hoguei is a much lighter colored species, with a lightly pigmented venter and legs and light brown halteres. M. polyporicola is a dark species, with black venter, halteres, and hind/ mid legs being brown to black.

Description. See Table 5.

Distribution. Los Angeles, California ( USA).

Etymology. Named in honor of Jim Hogue, host of BioSCAN site 24.

Biology. Unknown.

Holotype. ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Highland Park, 31.V.2014 – 7.VI.2014, Franco, Malaise trap ( LACM 329796)

Paratypes. 4 ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Glendale, 28.VI.2014 – 5.VII.2014 ( LACM 329797, LACM 329798, 2 CUMZ)

Additional Material Examined. USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles: Los Feliz, Glendale, Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Mount Washington, 28 ♂, I–V.2014, Malaise traps ( LACM, MCZC, USNM).