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) Author Hartop, Emily A. Author Brown, Brian V. Author Disney, R. Henry L. text Zootaxa 2015 3941 4 451 484 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.4.1 4a423dfe-e6dc-48fc-8149-d17562f026b3 1175-5326 242977 0282A923-893A-45BC-941A-6CDECBE36618 Megaselia donahuei new species ( Figs. 8 , 40 , 70 , 100 ) Diagnosis. Male. In the group VI key of Borgmeier (1966) , M. donahuei keys to M. orestes Borgmeier , from which it differs by being a largely yellow species ( Fig. 8 ) compared to the dark coloration throughout on M. orestes . Description. See Table 3 . Distribution. Los Angeles, California ( USA ). Etymology. Named in honor of Julian Donahue, host of BioSCAN site 31. Biology. Unknown. Holotype . ♂, USA : CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Highland Park, 31.V.2014 – 7.VI.2014 , Franco, Malaise trap ( LACM 329772). Paratypes . 2 ♂ , USA : CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Hollywood, 4–18.VI.2014 , Hein, Malaise trap ( LACM 329773, LACM 329774). 2 ♂ , USA : CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Highland Park, 31.V.2014 – 7.VI.2014 , Brejcha, Malaise trap ( CUMZ ). Additional Material Examined. USA : CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles: University Park, Los Feliz, Silverlake, Koreatown, Mid-City, Elysian Park, Hollywood, Echo Park, Atwater Vilage, Pico-Union, Glassell Park, Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Mount Washington, 46 ♂ , I–V.2014 , Malaise traps ( LACM , MCZC , USNM ).