Megaselia oxboroughae, Hartop, Emily A., Brown, Brian V. & Disney, R. Henry L., 2015
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.4.1 |
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publication LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:pub:0282A923-893A-45BC-941A-6CDECBE36618 |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6093903 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FD8784-FFAB-FFF4-C5FA-FF10FDE9FD36 |
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Plazi |
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scientific name |
Megaselia oxboroughae |
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sp. nov. |
Megaselia oxboroughae View in CoL new species ( Figs. 22 View FIGURES 19 – 27 , 54 View FIGURES 53 – 62 , 84 View FIGURES 81 – 86 , 115 View FIGURES 109 – 124 )
Diagnosis. Male. In the group VIII key of Borgmeier (1966), M. oxboroughae keys to M. polyporicola Borgmeier which it differs from by having incredibly short, truncate genitalia ( Fig. 84 View FIGURES 81 – 86 ) and much shorter wings (0.88–1.05 mm compared to 1.59 mm).
Description. See Table 6.
Distribution. Los Angeles, California ( USA).
Etymology. Named in honor of Sharon Oxborough, host of BioSCAN site 12.
Biology. Unknown.
Holotype. ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Eagle Rock, 3–10.V.2014, Keller, Malaise trap ( LACM 329814).
Paratypes. 4 ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Eagle Rock, 3–10.V.2014, Keller, Malaise trap ( LACM 329815, LACM 329816, 2 CUMZ).
Additional Material Examined. USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles: Los Feliz, Silverlake, Mid-City, Elysian Park, Hollywood, Glendale, Larchmont, Carthay, Atwater Village, Eagle Rock, Highland Park, 152 ♂, I–V.2014, Malaise traps ( LACM, MCZC, USNM).
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