Holotype of Megaselia dinacantha

Date Collected:

1930-12-31

Asia: Philippines: Davao Region: Mindanao Island | Lalun Mountains

Current Identification
Megaselia dinacantha Borgmeier 1967
Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Pterygota Diptera Brachycera Muscomorpha Platypezoidea Phoridae
Determiner: Thomas Borgmeier on 1967-12-31
Nature of ID: expert ID
Remarks: Determinations made by Borgmeier

Media type: text; Borgmeier 1966 Description: Revision of the North American Phorid flies. Part III. The species of the genus Megaselia, subgenus Megaselia (Diptera, Phoridae);

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  • type number: 32806

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (mounted) good, tentative on loan 1 History

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  • Labels: " Lalun Mts, Davao Prov., 5500ft., 12-31-30; Mt. Apo, Mindinao, Phil.Islds. C. F. Clagg."Specimen Notes: mounted w/slide

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  • Continent:
  • Asia
  • Country:
  • Philippines
  • State/Province:
  • Davao Region
  • Island:
  • Mindanao Island
  • Specific Locality:
  • Lalun Mountains
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Lalun Mts., Davao Prov., 5500ft, 12-31-30; Mt. Apo, Mindanao, Phil.Islds. C. F. Clagg.
  • Elevation:
  • 5500 ft
  • Locality Remarks:
  • best source for Lalun mountains and Clagg https://edgedavao.net/vantage-points/2019/11/20/charles-f-clagg-lord-of-the-flies/ CWF 2021-01-21
  • Georeference:
  • 6.13547500°, 125.647857° (Error radius: 11236m) By: Whit Farnum on 2021-01-21 (Source: GEOLocate batch georeferencing, 2018-10-03)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1930-12-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 12-31-30
  • Collector:
  • Charles F. Clagg

  • Preparator:  [no agent data]

Media type: text; Entomology 32816;  32817;  32818;  32819;  32788;  32789;  32790;  32791;  32792;  32793;  32794;  32795;  32796;  32797;  32798;  32799;  32800;  32801;  32802;  32803;  32804;  32805;  32806;  32807;  32808;  32809;  32810;  32811;  32812;  32813;  32814;  32815;  32820;  32821;  32822;  32823;  32824;  32825;  32826;  32827;  32828;  32829;  32830;  32831;  32832;  32833;  32834;  32835 Description: MCZ Entomology Types 031954-035586, pg.18;

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Ledger Entry for: 48 cataloged items from MCZ:Ent:32816 Plocetes magnarmentum Holotype t...

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