''Megabraula'' is a

fly Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...

genus in the family

Braulidae Braulidae, or bee lice, is a family of true flies (''Diptera'') with seven species in two genera, '' Braula'' and '' Megabraula''. They are found in honey bee colonies due to their phoretic, inquiline, and kleptoparasitic relationships with ...

. These are very unusual flies, wingless and flattened, and barely recognizable as Diptera. ''Megabraula'' is found in

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

and is 3 mm in length. Both species are found in the nests of ''

Apis laboriosa ''Apis laboriosa'' or Himalayan giant honey bee, is the world's largest honey bee; single adults can measure up to in length. Before 1980, ''Apis laboriosa'' was considered to be a subspecies of the widespread ''Apis dorsata'', the giant honey b ...

Species

*'' Megabraula antecessor'' Grimaldi & Underwood, 1986 *'' Megabraula onerosa'' Grimaldi & Underwood, 1986

References

Braulidae Carnoidea genera Pest insects Diptera of Asia Wingless Diptera Taxa named by David Grimaldi Taxa described in 1986 {{Carnoidea-stub