@ARTICLE{TreeBASE2Ref18762, author = {Brian Brown V. and Paul T. Smith}, title = {Combined molecular and morphological phylogeny of the bee-killing flies, genus Melaloncha Brues (Diptera: Phoridae).}, year = {2010}, keywords = {Combined molecular and morphological phylogeny of the bee-killing flies, genus Melaloncha Brues (Diptera: Phoridae). Systematic Entomology, in press.}, doi = {}, url = {}, pmid = {}, journal = {Systematic Entomology}, volume = {}, number = {}, pages = {}, abstract = {The phylogeny of the bee-killing flies, genus Melaloncha Brues (Diptera: Phoridae) is analyzed using six genes- cytochrome oxidase I, 16S ribosomal DNA, 12S ribosomal DNA, NADH1 dehydrogenase, 28S ribosomal DNA, and CAD- plus 47 morphological characters. A total of 91 specimens, including eight outgroups and 83 Melaloncha (representing 70 species) were included in the analyses. Parsimony analysis of the combined dataset produced a single most parsimonious tree with varied Bremer and bootstrap support of interior nodes. Bayesian analysis of molecules only and of morphology + molecules produced trees largely in agreement with parsimony results, although with a few differences. Supported groups included subfamily Metopininae, genus Melaloncha, and subgenera Melaloncha s. s. and M. (Udamochiras) Enderlein. Within the subgenera, the previously recognized M. furcata, M. cingulata, M. ungulata, and M. stylata groups were recovered, as well as some new groupings. The M. furcata group was placed as the sister-group of other Melaloncha s. s., which is consistent with known host-attacking behavior.} }

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