New Fly Species from BioSCAN Project (IMAGE) Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Caption Six of the 30 new fly species discovered in Los Angeles by the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County's BioSCAN project. All these are flies in the family Phoridae, genus Megaselia, and were named to honor the collecting site hosts where the new species were found. From left to right, these specimens are: Megaselia mikejohnsoni, M. creasoni, M. francoae, M. donahuei, M. lombardorum, and M. rodriguezorum. Credit Kelsey Bailey Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.