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 Subgenus Melaloncha Brues Diagnosis. Dorsal interfrontal setae absent. Tergites (especially tergite 2) bare or with small setae. Hind tibia lacking anterodorsal rows of enlarged setae. Mid­ and hind tarsal claws not bifurcate. Additional shared characters of species treated herein: Frons usually parallel­sided, with ten large setae in 2­2­2­4 arrangement, lacking dorsal interfrontal setae; with or without small setae (setulae); with finely reticulate sculpturing (as in Brown & Kung 2006 , fig. 52). Foretarsal claws symmetrical. Wing vein R 2+3 absent. Intersegment 7–8 usually with elongate, narrow, simple sclerite, although exceptions occur.