A striking new species of Megaselia (Diptera, Phoridae) from Sulawesi, with re-evaluation of related genera

Abstract

Megaselia torautensis sp. n. from Sulawesi is described. In the light of its peculiar features the genus Megaselia is reviewed and the following Afrotropical genera synonyrnisecl with it: Epimegaselia Beyer, Metaplastophora Beyer, Quasipseudacteon Beyer, and Tarsophoromyia Beyer. The species included in these genera are related to the rest of Megaselia by indicating where they will key out in the existing keys to Afrotropical Megaselia.