@article {6855,
	title = {Utility of DNA sequences for inferring phylogenetic relationships and associating morphologically dissimilar males and females of the bee-killing flies, genus Melaloncha (Diptera: Phoridae)},
	journal = {Annals of the Entomological Society of America},
	volume = {101},
	number = {4},
	year = {2008},
	month = {July},
	pages = {713-721},
	abstract = {The bee-killing flies, genus Melaloncha, are parasitoids of bees of the family Apidae, including stingless bees, humble bees, and the western honey bee, Apis mellifera L. With >160 described species, Melaloncha is among the largest genera in the family Phoridae. Most species are known only front females as the males typically show too few differences to be useful in characterizing species. The monophyly of Melaloncha and its two subgenera (Udamochiras and Melaloncha s.s.) is strongly supported by morphological characters, but the phylogenetic relationships among the various species and species groups are not well understood. Here, we report on a preliminary molecular phylogenetic study of 30 exemplar Melaloncha species representing both subgenera and seven species groups by using a combination of nuclear (28S and CAD) and mitochondrial (12S, 16S, ND1 and CO1) genes for a total of 3,306 bp. Maximum parsimony analysis suggested the following relationships: 1) Melaloncha is monophyletic, 2) the subgenus M. (Udamochiras) is monophyletic and is a sister-group to AT (Melaloncha), and 3) each of the species groups for which we had multiple species were monophyletic with the M. furcata-group being the sister-group to all other Group II taxa. These results support hypotheses of relationships based on morphological characters. The utility of the molecular data for associating morphologically dissimilar males and females is discussed.},
	isbn = {0013-8746},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://ZOOREC:ZOOR14410061227 },
	author = {Smith, Paul T. and Brown, Brian V.}
}
@article {6856,
	title = {Revision of the untreated taxa of Melaloncha s.s. bee-killing flies (Diptera: Phoridae)},
	journal = {Zootaxa},
	volume = {1280},
	year = {2006},
	month = {Aug},
	pages = {1-68},
	abstract = {The previously untreated sections of the bee-parasitizing, Neotropical phorid genus Melaloncha Brues are revised. A total of 167 species of these strictly New World flies are now recognized, including the following 36 new species: M. acicula, M. berezovskiyi, M. calathea, M. ciliata, M. cordyla, M. crinita, M. declivata, M. dibitettii, M. erinacea, M. feleoae, M. flavilineata, M. forficata, M. gomezi, M. gonzalezae, M. gradata, M. hirsuta, M. immaculata, M. kittsonae, M. lacerna, M. laselvae, M. licina, M. muricata, M. nannocauda, M. oligoseta, M. pilidorsata, M. prostata, M. rasmusseni, M. rodeoensis, M. ruinensis, M. simoni, M. simotris, M. torquata, M. trichopera, M. umbra, M. xanthocauda and M. zurquiensis. Because of insufficient differences among examined specimens, Melaloncha cuspidata Borgmeier is synonymized with M. palpalis Borgmeier ( new synonymy). A lectotype is designated for the species M. plaumanni Borgmeier. Hosts and behavior of some species is discussed, and a new key to species and species groups of Melaloncha is presented.},
	isbn = {1175-5326},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://ZOOREC:ZOOR14211068365 },
	author = {Brown, Brian V.}
}
@article {6857,
	title = {Revision of the Melaloncha ungulata-group of bee-killing flies (Diptera: Phoridae)},
	journal = {Contributions in Science (Los Angeles)},
	volume = {507},
	year = {2006},
	month = {June},
	pages = {1-31},
	abstract = {The Melaloncha ungulata-group is a hypothesized monophyletic lineage based on the presence of a 3-pronged dorsal process, here called the trident, of intersegment 7-8 of the female abdomen. The group is revised and, exclusive of the M. ungulata-series, consists of 3 described species, M. flava Borgmeier, M. nigrifrons Borgmeier, and M. nigrita Borgmeier, plus the following 17 new to science: M. acoma, M. adusta, M. candida, M. caligula, M. claviapex, M. cristida, M. culmena, M. debilis, M. diastata, M. fuscipalpis, M. juxta, M. platypoda, M. setitibialis, M. spina, M. tambopatensis, M. tuparroensis, and M. ustulata. A further described species, M. ungulata Borgmeier, and the following 8 new to science are classified in the M. ungulata-series: M. atrilingula, M. borgymeieri. M. castanea, M. curtibrachia, M. inicua, M. laticlava, M. pegmata, M. strigosa, and M. trita. Phylogenetic relationships within this group are partially resolved, with M. acoma, M. adusta, M. candida, and M. nigrita considered closely related, the M. ungulata-series forming a second monophyletic group, and the majority of the rest of the species belonging, although With unresolved relationships, within a larger monophyletic group containing the M. ungulata-series. Hosts and behavior of several species of these Neotropical bee-killing flies are recorded.},
	isbn = {0459-8113},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://ZOOREC:ZOOR14210061350 },
	author = {Brown, Brian V. and Kung, Giar-Ann}
}
@article {6858,
	title = {Revision of the Melaloncha (M.) furcata-group of bee-killing flies (Diptera: Phoridae)},
	journal = {Insect Systematics \& Evolution},
	volume = {36},
	number = {3},
	year = {2005},
	pages = {241-258},
	abstract = {The Melaloncha furcata-group of bee-killing flies is revised, and two subdivisions recognized: the M. furcata-subgroup and the M. obscurella-subgroup. The M. furcata-subgroup consists of M. furcata, a species described from males only and thus not currently recognizable, and thirteen new species: M. calceola, M. curvata, M. diffidentia, M. elongata, M. gibberosa, M. gongyla M. hirtipecta M. inversa, M. kungae, M. lingula, M. ovata, M. pilula, and M. varicosa. The M. obscurella-subgroup consists of M. obscurella Borgmeier, and six new species: M. mapiriensis, M. atlantica, M. dactyla, M. catervula, M. clandestina, and M. chamaea. Possible hosts are known for some species, mostly stingless bees of the genus Plebeia.},
	isbn = {1399-560X},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://ZOOREC:ZOOR14204020093 },
	author = {Brown, Brian V.}
}
@article {6859,
	title = {New species and records of Melaloncha (Udamochiras) bee-killing flies (Diptera: Phoridae)},
	journal = {Zootaxa},
	volume = {730},
	year = {2004},
	month = {18},
	pages = {1-14},
	abstract = {Nine new species of Neotropical Melaloncha (Udamochiras) bee-killing flies are described: M. altobenia, atribiseta, concavella and sarmientoi from Bolivia, M. ancistra from Colombia, M. corniculata and schiaffinoae from Argentina, M. cucharella from Honduras, and M. stenotes from Costa Rica. The first host information is given for M. (U.) colossia, which attacks introduced honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) in northern Argentina.},
	isbn = {1175-5326},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://ZOOREC:ZOOR14104025503 },
	author = {Gonzalez, Lisa and Brown, Brian V.}
}
@article {6860,
	title = {Revision of the Melaloncha cingulata-group of bee-killing flies (Diptera: Phoridae)},
	journal = {Annals of the Entomological Society of America},
	volume = {97},
	number = {3},
	year = {2004},
	month = {May},
	pages = {386-392},
	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.},
	isbn = {0013-8746},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://ZOOREC:ZOOR14009049353 },
	author = {Brown, Brian V.}
}
@article {6861,
	title = {Revision of the subgenus Udamochiras of Melaloncha bee-killing flies (Diptera: Phoridae: Metopininae)},
	journal = {Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society},
	volume = {140},
	number = {1},
	year = {2004},
	month = {January},
	pages = {1-42},
	abstract = {The genus Melaloncha Brues is defined and groundplan character states established based on outgroup comparison with Phalacrotophora Enderlein and Melittophora Brues. Major groupings within Melaloncha are recognized, and two subgenera are established: Udamochiras Enderlein (type species M. colossia (Enderlein)) and Melaloncha s.s. (type species M. pulchella Brues). Subgenus Udamochiras is revised and 42 species are recognized, including the following 33 new to science: M. anaticula, M. angustifrons, M. apicula, M. aprica, M. basella, M. biseta, M. brevicarina, M. carinata, M. compressicauda, M. exigua, M. falcata, M. flavilata, M. hamata, M. hansoni, M. horologia, M. individa, M. lobata, M. maculifrons, M. parkeri, M. paxilla, M. premordica, M. rhampha, M. rhypopoda, M. rostrata, M. sinuosa, M. spatula, M. spicula, M. triangularis, M. trua, M. valeria, M. vargasi, M. villosa, M. woodi. Melaloncha simillima Borgmeier is removed from synonymy with M. piliapex Borgmeier and reinstated as a separate species; lectotypes are designated for both.},
	isbn = {0024-4082},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://ZOOREC:ZOOR14005027351 },
	author = {Brown, Brian V.}
}
@article {6853,
	title = {Beginning to study the bee-killing flies, the parasitoid genus Melaloncha Brues},
	journal = {Phorid Newsletter},
	volume = {9},
	year = {2001},
	pages = {1-5},
	author = {Brown, Brian V.}
}
@article {6817,
	title = {New records of the rarely collected ant-decapitating fly Apocephalus tenuipes Borgmeier (Diptera: Phoridae)},
	journal = {Southeastern Naturalist},
	volume = {5},
	number = {2},
	year = {2006},
	month = {June},
	pages = {367-368},
	abstract = {The ant-decapitating fly Apocephalus tenuipes (Diptera: Phoridae) was known previously only from two Florida specimens. Here we report two additional Florida records and a Mississippi record that represents a significant range extension. Field observations of A. tenuipes are presented as well.},
	isbn = {1528-7092},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://ZOOREC:ZOOR14210065094 },
	author = {Hill, JoVonn G. and Brown, Brian V.}
}
@article {6818,
	title = {Two new species of the Apocephalus attophilus-group of ant-decapitating flies (Diptera: Phoridae)},
	journal = {Sociobiology},
	volume = {44},
	number = {3},
	year = {2004},
	pages = {689-693},
	abstract = {Two new species of Neotropical ant-decapitating flies, Apocephalus codonus from Trinidad and A. scaurus from Costa Rica and Colombia, are described. Both belong in the attine ant-parasitizing Apocephalus attophilus-group, although hosts are unknown for either species. Apocephalus codonus is most closely related to A. hibbsi and A. patulus Brown, whereas A. scaurus is related to the newly hypothesized sister-species pair A. ritualis Brown + A. wallerae Disney.},
	isbn = {0361-6525},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://ZOOREC:ZOOR14101003669 },
	author = {Corona, Emily M. and Brown, Brian V.}
}
@article {6819,
	title = {Diversity of ant-decapitating flies (Diptera: Phoridae: Apocephalus) from the alas project: new results and projections},
	journal = {Sociobiology},
	volume = {44},
	number = {3},
	year = {2004},
	pages = {683-688},
	abstract = {The data set of Apocephalus ant-decapitating fly females from the Arthropods of La Selva project is extended to include 3,341 specimens from 465 Malaise trap samples. The species accumulation curve from this sample has not yet leveled, and estimators of total species number do not work effectively with these data. The total number of Apocephalus species at La Selva remains unknown, in spite of the extraordinarily large amount of collecting.},
	isbn = {0361-6525},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://ZOOREC:ZOOR14101003668 },
	author = {Brown, Brian V.}
}
@article {6822,
	title = {Revision of the Apocephalus pergandei-group of ant-decapitating flies (Diptera: Phoridae)},
	journal = {Contributions in Science (Los Angeles)},
	volume = {496},
	year = {2002},
	month = {26},
	pages = {1-58},
	abstract = {The monophyletic Apocephalus pergandei-group is revised and found to include 63 species, including the following 45 new to science: A. aequalis, A. albiapex, A. altus, A. amplexus, A. anacurvus, A. aquilonius, A. arachnes, A. astrictus, A. barbarus, A. brevitergum, A. bulbosus, A. carcinus, A. cinereus, A. clarilocus, A. collatus, A. commensuratus, A. concisus, A. ctenicoxa, A. cyathus, A. epicautus, A. euryterminus, A. fernandezi, A. flexiseta, A. frameatus, A. fusciapex, A. glomerosus, A. hippurus, A. hystricosus, A. inaffectus, A. latiapex, A. medius, A. opimus, A. planus, A. platycauda, A. pluteus, A. ponderosus, A. radiatus, A. reburrus, A. rotundus, A. rugosus, A. sharkeyi, A. sincerus, A. staurotus, A. superatus, and A. vangus. The species A. sagittarius Borgmeier is placed in synonymy with A. vicinus Borgmeier (new synonymy).},
	isbn = {0459-8113},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://ZOOREC:ZOOR13900016258 },
	author = {Brown, Brian V.}
}
@article {6824,
	title = {Revision of the "Apocephalus miricauda - group" of ant-parasitizing flies (Diptera: Phoridae)},
	journal = {Contributions in Science (Los Angeles)},
	volume = {482},
	year = {2000},
	month = {20},
	pages = {1-62},
	isbn = {0459-8113},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://ZOOREC:ZOOR13800043077 },
	author = {Brown, Brian V.}
}
@article {6827,
	title = {Differential host use by Neotropical phorid flies (Diptera: Phoridae) that are parasitoids of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)},
	journal = {Sociobiology},
	volume = {33},
	number = {2},
	year = {1999},
	pages = {95-103},
	isbn = {0361-6525},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://ZOOREC:ZOOR13500062223 },
	author = {Brown, Brian V.}
}
@article {6828,
	title = {Revision of the Apocephalus attophilus-group of ant-decapitating flies. (Diptera: Phoridae)},
	journal = {Contributions in Science (Los Angeles)},
	volume = {468},
	year = {1997},
	month = {31},
	pages = {1-60},
	isbn = {0459-8113},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://ZOOREC:ZOOR13400053645 },
	author = {Brown, Brian V.}
}
@article {6829,
	title = {Parasitic phorid flies: a previously unrecognized cost to aggregation behavior of male stingless bees},
	journal = {Biotropica},
	volume = {29},
	number = {3},
	year = {1997},
	month = {September},
	pages = {370-372},
	isbn = {0006-3606},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://ZOOREC:ZOOR13400044954 },
	author = {Brown, Brian V.}
}
@article {6830,
	title = {A further species of Apocephalus, subgenus Mesophora (Diptera, Phoridae) parasitic on stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponinae)},
	journal = {Studia Dipterologica},
	volume = {3},
	number = {2},
	year = {1996},
	pages = {231-235},
	isbn = {0945-3954},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://ZOOREC:ZOOR13300061979 },
	author = {Brown, Brian V.}
}
@article {6831,
	title = {Preliminary analysis of a host shift: revision of the Neotropical species of Apocephalus, subgenus Mesophora (Diptera: Phoridae)},
	journal = {Contributions in Science (Los Angeles)},
	volume = {462},
	year = {1996},
	month = {3},
	pages = {1-36},
	isbn = {0459-8113},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://ZOOREC:ZOOR13300027541 },
	author = {Brown, Brian V.}
}
@article {6833,
	title = {Revision and new species of the Apocephalus (Mesophora) truncaticercus-infragroup (Diptera: Phoridae)},
	journal = {Contributions in Science (Los Angeles)},
	volume = {449},
	year = {1994},
	month = {6},
	pages = {1-7},
	isbn = {0459-8113},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://ZOOREC:ZOOR13100032369 },
	author = {Brown, Brian V.}
}
@article {6835,
	title = {Taxonomy and preliminary phylogeny of the parasitic genus Apocephalus, subgenus Mesophora (Diptera: Phoridae)},
	journal = {Systematic Entomology},
	volume = {18},
	number = {3},
	year = {1993},
	month = {July},
	pages = {191-230},
	abstract = {The species of Apocephalus, subgenus Mesophora, are revised and twenty-eight species are recognized, including the following twenty-two new to science: from the Nearctic Region A. brunnipes, A. gemursus, A. pristinus, A. setialvus and A. unitarsus, and from the Neotropical Region A. absentis, A. adustus, A. anfractus, A. angustistylus, A. bisetus, A. brevicercus, A. curtus, A. gracilis, A. hansoni, A. laptotarsus, A. longistylus, A. micrepelis, A. moraviensis, A. prolatus, A. trisetus, A. tritarsus and A. truncaticercus. Additionally, three species known only from female specimens are described but not formally named. A lectotype is designated for A. mortifer Borgmeier, and immature stages of A. borealis, A. antennatus and A. mortifer are described. Unlike larvae of other Apocephalus species, all of which are parasites of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), those of Mesophora species are parasites of various other hosts.},
	isbn = {0307-6970},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://ZOOREC:ZOOR13000012082 },
	author = {Brown, Brian V.}
}
