Revision of the Melaloncha cingulata-Group of Bee-Killing Flies (Diptera: Phoridae)

Brian V. Brown

doi:10.1603/0013-8746(2004)097[0386:ROTMCO]2.0.CO;2

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Brian V. Brown¹

¹Entomology Section, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90007

Abstract

The species of the Melaloncha cingulata-group are revised. The group consists of two described species, M. cingulata Borgmeier and M. lamellata Borgmeier, plus the following nine new to science: M. crassa, M. elviae, M. hirticula, M. nudibasalis, M. pertica, M. prosopica, M. succincta, M. thompsonae, and M. variabilis. Two monophyletic species groups are proposed: the M. lamellata-subgroup (M. lamellata, M. pertica, and M. thompsonae) and the M. cingulata-subgroup (all other species). Probable stingless bee hosts are identified for three species.

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Brian V. Brown "Revision of the Melaloncha cingulata-Group of Bee-Killing Flies (Diptera: Phoridae)," Annals of the Entomological Society of America 97(3), 386-392, (1 May 2004). https://doi.org/10.1603/0013-8746(2004)097[0386:ROTMCO]2.0.CO;2

Received: 6 July 2003; Accepted: 1 November 2003; Published: 1 May 2004