Macgrathphora pacifica, Brown, 2022

Brown, Brian V., 2022, Two new genera of phorid flies, Macgrathphora and Aurisetiphora, from Costa Rica (Diptera: Phoridae), with recommendations for naming new genera in the family, Zootaxa 5115 (4), pp. 571-581 : 578

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5115.4.7
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:23F98AA6-D461-4249-A264-289FA0D22608
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/2F7B879A-FFCF-FF93-FF21-FF32FEBDFD1A
treatment provided by	Plazi (2022-03-16 08:49:52, last updated by GgImagineBatch 2022-03-16 08:50:43)
scientific name	Macgrathphora pacifica
status	new species

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Macgrathphora pacifica new species

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HOLOTYPE. ♂. COSTA RICA: Puntarenas: 3km SW Rincon , 8.68°N, 83.48°W, 10m, ♂, vii–ix, 1990, P.Hanson, Malaise trap [ LACMN ENT 043400 ] ( MUCR). GoogleMaps

PARATYPES. 1♂, same data as holotype GoogleMaps . 3♂, 5km SW Rincon, 8.70°N, 83.51°W, 40m, B. V. Brown, V. Berezovskiy, Malaise trap ( LACM). ECUADOR: Pichincha: 17 km E Santo Domingo, above Tinalandia , 1150m GoogleMaps , 2♂, 9–13.v.1987, B.Brown, L.Coote, montane forest ( LACM) .

Diagnosis. The wing venation of this species differs from that of the otherwise similar M. caribbea in that costal sector 1 is much longer than sector 2, and Rs is less swollen and not increasing in size distally. Otherwise, the two species are extremely similar. The female is unknown.

No sequence information is available for this species.

Distribution. This species is known from the Pacific lowlands of the base of the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica, and from a mid-elevation forest in Ecuador.

Etymology. The species name pacifica refers to the Pacific Ocean coast of Costa Rica, where most specimens have been collected.