Sixteen in One: White-Belted Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) From the New World Challenge Species Concepts Author Brown, Brian V. Entomology Department, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA, bbrown@nhm.org Author Hartop, Emily A. Center for Integrative Biodiversity Discovery, Museum für Naturkunde-Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Author Wong, Maria A. Entomology Department, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition text Insect Systematics and Diversity 2022 2022-05-09 6 3 1 17 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/isd/ixac008 journal article 10.1093/isd/ixac008 2399-3421 10832806 Megaselia paulizona New Species Fig. 24 . urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: D8499749-E8B5-4524-860E- E48D19C20176 Holotype . Male. COLOMBIA : Bogota : Venado de Oro , 4.5983°N ,- 74.0614°W , 2600 m , 7.ix.2016 , M. Gonzalez , forest, Malaise trap [ LACM ENT 366293 ] ( BIOUG40364 -D09) ( IAVH ). Holotype Barcode TTTATATTTTATTTTTGGAGCATGAGCTGG AATAGTGGGAACTTCTTTAAGAATTTTAATTCGAGCTGAAT TAGGCCACCCAGGAGCTTTAATCGGAGATGACCAAATTTAT AACGTAATTGTAACTGCCCATGCATTTATTATAATTTTTTTTA TAGTAATACCTATTATAATAGGAGGATTTGGAAATTGATTAG TACCTCTAATATTAGGGGCTCCTGATATAGCTTTTCCCCGT ATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGAATGCTTCCTCCTTCATTAACTT TATTACTAGCAAGTAGTATAGTTGAAAATGGAGCTGGGACA GGATGAACTGTATACCCTCCTTTATCCTCTAGAATTGCTCAT AGAGGCTCTTCTGTAGATCTTGCAATTTTTTCCCTTCATTTA GCAGGAATTTCTTCAATTTTAGGAGCAGTAAATTTTATTACT ACAATTATTAACATACGCTCATCCGGAATTACTTTTGACCGA ATGCCTTTATTTGTATGATCAGTAGGAATTACAGCTTTACTC TTACTTCTTTCTTTACCTGTATTAGCAGGAGCAATTACTATAC TTTTAACTGACCGAAATTTTAATACGTCATTTTTTGACCCTG CTGGAGGAGGAGACCCAATTTTATACCAACATTTATT BOLD Specimens Examined. 4 further specimens ( BIOUG 40594-C12, BIOUG 40668-C04, BIOUG 41075-H03, BIOUG 41217-F04)from the same locality as the holotype ( IAVH ). Diagnosis. This species differs from the sympatric M. colombizona by about 10% mean divergence in the barcode ( Fig. 1 ), as well as the wing shape ( Fig. 24 ). The most similar barcode is that of M. winnizona , from which it differs by 6.8% minimum p-distance ( Fig. 1 , Table 1 ). This species is in the BOLD as BOLD:ADV9367. Distribution. Colombia . Etymology. Named for Paul Hebert, who has kindly helped the senior author with barcoding issues.