Megaselia hardingorum, Hartop, Emily A., Brown, Brian V. & Disney, R. Henry L., 2015
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https://dx.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.6093877 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FD8784-FFB0-FFEF-C5FA-FBE5FDCDF947 |
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Plazi |
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scientific name |
Megaselia hardingorum |
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new species |
Megaselia hardingorum new species (Figs. 11, 43, 73, 103)
Diagnosis. Male. In the group VIII key of Borgmeier ( 1966), M. hardingorum keys to couplet 11 where it differs from both M. globipyga Borgmeier and M. brevicostalis Wood by having long costal setae (0.13–0.16 mm) and 5 alular setae.
Description. See Table 4.
Distribution. Los Angeles, California ( USA).
Etymology. Named in honor of the Harding family, hosts of BioSCAN site 14.
Biology. Unknown.
Holotype. ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Highland Park, 1–8.III. 2014, Brejcha, Malaise trap ( LACM 329781).
Paratypes. ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Glendale, 1–8.III. 2014, Hoffman, Malaise trap ( LACM 329782). ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Mount Washington, 28.XII. 2013 – 4.I. 2014, Donahue, Malaise trap ( LACM 329783). ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Mount Washington, 1–8.III. 2014, Donahue, Malaise trap ( CUMZ). ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Highland Park, 1–8.III. 2014, Franco, Malaise trap ( CUMZ).
Additional Material Examined. USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles: Silverlake, Elysian Park, Eagle Rock, 3 ♂, Malaise traps ( LACM, MCZC, USNM).
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