Revision of the untreated taxa of Melaloncha s. s. bee-killing flies (Diptera: Phoridae) Author Brown, Brian V. text Zootaxa 2006 2006-08-03 1280 1 1 68 https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1280.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.1280.1.1 1175­5334 5070710 55F01BD6-4319-49C1-AA45-AAF0B27AEF15 Melaloncha cordyla new species Figs. 14, 22 Recognition. The species differs from nearly all others in the M. sinistra group by the light brown scutum: only M. calathea , which is mostly yellow, does not have the scutum mostly dark brown. Additionally, the ovipositor in dorsal view has a distinctive subapical swelling. FIGURES 13–24. Melaloncha spp. , female, ovipositor. Figs. 13–21. Left lateral. Figs. 22–24. Dorsal. Description. Female (male unknown). Body length 1.9–2.0 mm. Frons orange, punctate; ocellar triangle black. Mean frontal width 0.38 head width, no variation. Medial furrow present, but faint. Ocular and genal setae black. Flagellomere 1 and segments 1–2 of arista orange; aristomere 3 black. Palpus white; palpal setae black. Scutum light brown. Scutellum dark brown. Pleuron mixture of light and dark brown. Legs yellowish­brown, except apex of hind femur with round dark brown macula. Forefemur slightly expanded on apical one­half. Combined length of foretarsomeres approximately 0.8 length of foretibia. Foretarsal claws large, recurved, with large basal lobe. Mean costal width 0.50 wing length, range 0.49–0.51. Halter yellow. Abdominal tergites black, anteriorly with silver pollinosity. Venter of abdomen gray. Ovipositor dark brown; elongate, flat dorsally, curved dorsally, in dorsal view clavate subapically; with dense short setae, especially dorsally. Host. Unknown. At San Antonio de Cumbaza, it was attracted to a mixed aggregation of bees, including Plebeia spp. , Partamona spp. , and Trigona truculenta . Geographical distribution. Bolivia and Peru . Derivation of specific epithet. From Greek kordyle for club, referring to the apically swollen ovipositor in dorsal view. Holotype . , BOLIVIA : Beni : Chacobo Indian village on Rio Benicito , 12.33°S , 66°W , 10–19.vii.1960 , B. Malkin [ LACM ENT 132271 ] ( FMNH ). Paratype . PERU : San Martin : San Antonio de Cumbaza , 6.40°S , 76.41°W , 1♀ , 10.vii.2004 , B. Brown , E. Corona , honey­spray, 400 m ( LACM ) .