https://www.mapress.com/zt/issue/feed 2026-07-02T11:54:43+12:00 Dr Zhi-Qiang Zhang zed@mapress.com Open Journal Systems <p><strong>Zootaxa</strong> is a mega-journal for zoological taxonomists in the world</p> https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5844.1.1 2026-06-29T13:52:05+12:00 SCOTT E. BROOKS scott.brooks@agr.gc.ca JEFFREY M. CUMMING jeff.cumming@agr.gc.ca

<p>The <em>Microphorella chiragra</em> species group is revised and includes <em>M. chiragra</em> Melander, <em>M. longitarsis</em> Melander and <em>M. ornatipes</em> Melander, plus the following 17 newly described species: <em>M. barda</em><strong> sp. nov.</strong>,<em> M. bicristata</em><strong> sp. nov.</strong>,<em> M. bradleyi</em> <strong>sp. nov.</strong>,<em> M. dilata</em> <strong>sp. nov.</strong>, <em>M. discreta</em> <strong>sp. nov.</strong>,<em> M. enigma </em><strong>sp. nov.</strong>, <em>M. megapterna</em> <strong>sp. nov.</strong>, <em>M. obscura</em><strong> sp. nov.</strong>, <em>M. paraplatypeza </em><strong>sp. nov.</strong>,<em> M. patrickensis</em><strong> sp. nov.</strong>, <em>M. platypeza </em><strong>sp. nov.</strong>, <em>M. sasquatchi </em><strong>sp. nov.</strong>, <em>M. setosa </em><strong>sp. nov.</strong>, <em>M. shorthousei</em> <strong>sp. nov.</strong>, <em>M. tubula</em> <strong>sp. nov.</strong>,<em> M. virgata </em><strong>sp. nov.</strong> and <em>M. wilderae</em> <strong>sp. nov.</strong> The species group occurs in the western Nearctic Region from Washington, Idaho and western Montana south through Oregon and California. The distribution of each species is mapped and a key to males is provided. COI mitochondrial DNA barcode analyses indicate the possible existence of additional cryptic species, and/or high intra-specific DNA barcode variation.</p>

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