Megaselia species A
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https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5448.2.9 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D9565967-E9EF-4345-BA7A-C876A0EB5CD6 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11237980 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/EE378790-FFF0-922D-FF30-968FD49D88B5 |
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treatment provided by |
Plazi (2024-05-21 08:12:15, last updated 2024-05-21 21:34:35) |
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Megaselia species A |
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( Figs 51–63 View FIGS 51–63 )
Diagnosis. Thorax and legs yellow. Mesopleuron with hairs. Scutellum with 4 bristles. Vein Sc runs to R1.Abdominal tergites 2-6 part yellow part brown. Halteres brown.
Female. Frons as Fig. 51 View FIGS 51–63 . Postpedicels with SPS vesicles ( Fig. 52 View FIGS 51–63 ). Palps and proboscis as Fig. 53 View FIGS 51–63 . Side of thorax as Fig. 54 View FIGS 51–63 . Scutellum with 4 bristles. Abdomen as Fig. 55 View FIGS 51–63 , the venter with small hairs on segments 3-5 but long bristles on segment 6. Tergite 6 as Fig. 56 View FIGS 51–63 . Tergite 7 to cerci as Fig. 57 View FIGS 51–63 . Sternite 7 as Fig. 58 View FIGS 51–63 . Dufour’s crop mechanism as Fig. 59 View FIGS 51–63 . Front tarsus ( Fig. 60 View FIGS 51–63 ) with a near dorsal palisade on segments 1-5. Mid tibia as Fig. 61 View FIGS 51–63 . Hind femur as Fig. 62 View FIGS 51–63 . Wing ( Fig. 63 View FIGS 51–63 ) 1.89 mm long. Costal index 0.49. Costal ratios 6.56/4.10/1. Sc runs to R1. Costal cilia 0.08 mm long. No hair at base of vein 3. With 5 axillary bristles, the longest being 0.11 mm long. Halteres brown.
Material examined. IRAN • 1 ♀; Esfahan province, Mobarakeh, Arazi ; 32.4036°N, 51.6097 E; alt. 1646 m a.s.l.; 14 Sep. 2022; J. Karimzadeh leg.; reared from larvae of Spodoptera exigua feeding on cauliflower; UCMZ, 26–97; deposited in UCMZ (Cambridge, GoogleMaps UK).
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