A new white-spotted Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from western North America

By

Brown, Brian Victor
Wong, Maria
Hartop, Emily

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019-04-23

Original Publication

Biodiversity data journal

Volume

7

Pages

1--9

Subjects

Diptera , Megaselia , new species , Phoridae , urban biodiversity

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft Publishers [2013]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.7.e34310
eLocator: e34310

 

Abstract

The phorid fly genus Megaselia Rondani is a large, poorly-known taxon whose species are found worldwide.<br> A new species of Megaselia Rondani, M.simunorum, is described from both urban and rural sites in southern California. With a large area of white colour on the posterior part of the abdominal dorsum, it closely resembles the much more common species M.sulphurizona, but M.simunorum has distinctly thicker ventral setae on the abdomen and a differently-shaped white spot.