Megaselia ciancii, 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 : 456

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3941.4.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6093865
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scientific name	Megaselia ciancii
status	sp. nov.

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Megaselia ciancii View in CoL new species ( Figs. 5 View FIGURES 1 – 9 , 37 View FIGURES 33 – 42 , 67 View FIGURES 63 – 68 , 97 View FIGURES 93 – 108 )

Diagnosis. Male. In group VIII key of Borgmeier (1966), M. ciancii keys out to M. pygmaeoides [now considered to be M. berndseni ( Schmitz 1919) ] from which it differs immediately by the presence of 3 notopleural setae compared to the 2 found on M. berndseni .

Description. See Table 2.

Distribution. Los Angeles, California ( USA).

Etymology. Named in honor of Chris Cianci, host of BioSCAN site 21.

Biology. Unknown.

Holotype. ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Highland Park, 1–8.III.2014, Franco, Malaise Trap ( LACM 329764).

Paratype. ♂, USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Highland Park, 31.V.2014 – 7.VI.2014, Franco, Malaise Trap ( LACM 329765).

Additional Material Examined. USA: CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles: Los Feliz, Silverlake, Burbank, Highland Park. 9 ♂, III.20014, V.2014, Malaise Traps ( LACM, MCZC, USNM).

References

Borgmeier, T. (1966) Revision of the North American phorid flies. Part III. The species of the genus Megaselia, subgenus Megaselia. Studia Entomologica, 8, 1 - 160.

Schmitz, H. (1919) Neue europaeische Aphiochaeta-Arten. II. Entomologische Berichten, Ver. 5, 110 - 119.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 9. Habitus images (lateral). 1. Megaselia armstrongorum. 2. Megaselia bradyi. 3. Megaselia brejchaorum. 4. Megaselia carthayensis. 5. Megaselia ciancii. 6. Megaselia creasoni. 7. Megaselia defibaughorum. 8. Megaselia donahuei. 9. Megaselia francoae.

FIGURES 33 – 42. Right wing, dorsal. 33. Megaselia armstrongorum. 34. Megaselia bradyi. 35. Megaselia brejchaorum. 36. Megaselia carthayensis. 37. Megaselia ciancii. 38. Megaselia creasoni. 39. Megaselia defibaughorum. 40. Megaselia donahuei. 41. Megaselia francoae. 42. Megaselia fujiokai.

FIGURES 63 – 68. Male genitalia, left lateral. 63. Megaselia armstrongorum. 64. Megaselia bradyi. 65. Megaselia brejchaorum. 66. Megaselia carthayensis. 67. Megaselia ciancii. 68. Megaselia creasoni.

FIGURES 93 – 108. Hypandria (ventral unless noted otherwise) 92. Megaselia armstrongorum. 93. Megaselia bradyi. 94. Megaselia brejchaorum. 95. Megaselia carthayensis. 96. Megaselia ciancii. 97. Megaselia creasoni. 98. Megaselia defibaughorum. 99. Megaselia donahuei. 100. Megaselia francoae. 101. Megaselia fujiokai. 102. Megaselia hardingorum. 103. Megaselia heini. 104. Megaselia hentschkeae. 105. Megaselia hentschkeae (detail left process). 106. Megaselia hoffmanorum. 107. Megaselia hoggorum. 108. Megaselia hoguei.