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1Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, United States of America.
Biodiversity Data Journal
|March 2, 2016
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.
