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Megaselia donaldsonae Disney sp. nov., M. flava (Fallén), M. gotoi Disney, M. kanekoi Disney, M. margaretae Disney sp. nov., M. nakayamai Disney sp. nov., M. salteri Disney sp. nov. and M. stepheni Disney sp. nov. were reared from sporophores of fungi.
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Henry Disney has been able to continue his studies of world Phoridae, despite losing much of his vision in 2012, through Professor Stephen Salter and Margaret Donaldson’s generous donation towards an advanced microscope digital camera system. His studies of Phoridae are currently supported by grants from the Balfour-Browne Trust Fund (University of Cambridge). MN, MK, and NT acknowledge Ishikawa Mushroom Association for their help in mushroom collection and identification. The two anonymous reviewers and the editors are deeply acknowledged for their sincere cooperation in improving the manuscript.
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Disney, R.H.L., Nitta, M., Kobayashi, M. et al. New records of Megaselia (Diptera: Phoridae) reared from fungus sporophores in Japan, including five new species. Appl Entomol Zool 49, 541–552 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13355-014-0284-9
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