A remarkable new species of scuttle fly and first record of Microselia Schmitz (Diptera: Phoridae) from Australia

Abstract

A remarkable new species, Microselia lorien, from northern coastal New South Wales, Australia is described and illustrated. This is the first record of the genus Microselia in Australia. With the previously described species occurring in the Afrotropical (6), Neotropical (1), Palaearctic (7), Nearctic (1) regions (Systema Dipterorum, 2022). The species discovered in Australia is new to science.

Keywords

• microselia
• phoridae
• diptera
• new species
• taxonomy
• australia