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Two new bee-killing flies from Brazil (Insecta: Diptera: Phoridae: Melaloncha).


ABSTRACT:

Background

The genus Melaloncha is a large group of species of parasitoid phorid flies that attack Hymenoptera, mostly stingless bees (Meliponinae, Apidae) in the Neotropical Region.

New information

Two new Brazilian species, Melaloncha (Melaloncha) peacockorum sp. n. and Melaloncha (Udamochiras) nielsi sp. n., are described and their identification clarified.

SUBMITTER: Brown BV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4759441 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Two new bee-killing flies from Brazil (Insecta: Diptera: Phoridae: Melaloncha).

Brown Brian V BV  

Biodiversity data journal 20160208 4


<h4>Background</h4>The genus Melaloncha is a large group of species of parasitoid phorid flies that attack Hymenoptera, mostly stingless bees (Meliponinae, Apidae) in the Neotropical Region.<h4>New information</h4>Two new Brazilian species, Melaloncha (Melaloncha) peacockorum sp. n. and Melaloncha (Udamochiras) nielsi sp. n., are described and their identification clarified. ...[more]

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