A New Species of Megaselia (Diptera: Phoridae) Reared from the Fungus Termitomyces (Agaricales: Amanitaceae) in Taiwan
R. Henry L. Disney
Field Studies Council Research Fellow, University of Cambridge, Department of Zoology, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, England
Wen-Neng Chou
National Museum of Natural Science, 1, Kuan Chien Road, Taichung, Taiwan, 40419, R.O.C.
Megaselia termimycana Disney, n. sp. is described from a series reared Termitomyces albuminosus (Berk.) Heim in Taiwan. It most closely resembles the Japanese species M. gotoi Disney. This is the 1st record of a named phorid reared from this fungus.
Keywords
Fungus, Isoptera, Termitidae, Macrotermitinae
