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 hoguei new species (Figs. 16, 48, 78, 109) Diagnosis. Male. In the group VIII key of Borgmeier (1966) , M. hoguei keys to M. polyporicola Borgmeier , from which it differs greatly in overall appearance. M. hoguei is a much lighter colored species, with a lightly pigmented venter and legs and light brown halteres. M. polyporicola is a dark species, with black venter, halteres, and hind/ mid legs being brown to black. Description. See Table 5 . Distribution. Los Angeles, California ( USA ). Etymology. Named in honor of Jim Hogue, host of BioSCAN site 24. Biology. Unknown. Holotype . ♂, USA : CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Highland Park, 31.V.2014 – 7.VI.2014 , Franco, Malaise trap ( LACM 329796) Paratypes . 4 ♂ , USA : CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles, Glendale, 28.VI.2014 – 5.VII.2014 ( LACM 329797, LACM 329798, 2 CUMZ ) Additional Material Examined. USA : CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles: Los Feliz, Glendale, Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Mount Washington, 28 ♂ , I–V.2014 , Malaise traps ( LACM , MCZC , USNM ).