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