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

Abstract. BACKGROUND: The phorid fly genus Megaselia Rondani is a large, poorly-known taxon whose species are found worldwide. NEW INFORMATION: 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...

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Autores principales: Brown, Brian V., Wong, Maria A., Hartop, Emily
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2019
Materias:
Single Taxon Treatment
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6491411/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31097915
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.7.e34310
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Sumario:Abstract. BACKGROUND: The phorid fly genus Megaselia Rondani is a large, poorly-known taxon whose species are found worldwide. NEW INFORMATION: 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.

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