Thecophora
Genus of flies
| Thecophora | |
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| Thecophora cf. pusilla, dorsal view | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Conopidae |
| Subfamily: | Myopinae |
| Genus: | Thecophora Rondani, 1845 |
| Synonyms | |
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Thecophora is a genus of thick-headed fly from the family Conopidae.[1]
They are frequently found on flowers. They are endoparasites of other insects, specially bees.
Species
These 42 species belong to the genus Thecophora:
- Thecophora abbreviata (Loew, 1866) i c g
- Thecophora africana (Brunetti, 1925) c g
- Thecophora apivora Zimina, 1968 c g
- Thecophora atra (Fabricius, 1775) c g
- Thecophora australiana (Camras, 1955) c g
- Thecophora bimaculata Preyssler, 1791 c g
- Thecophora caenovala (Krober, 1916) c g
- Thecophora caevovalva (Krober, 1915) g
- Thecophora cinerascens Meigen, 1804 c g
- Thecophora clementsi g
- Thecophora curticornis (Krober, 1916) c g
- Thecophora distincta (Wiedemann in Meigen, 1824) c g
- Thecophora flavicornis (Krober, 1936) c g
- Thecophora flavipes (Brunetti, 1923) c g
- Thecophora freidbergi g
- Thecophora fulvipes Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 c g
- Thecophora haitiensis (Parsons, 1940) c g
- Thecophora hyalipennis (Krober, 1916) c g
- Thecophora jakutica Zimina, 1974 c g
- Thecophora longicornis (Say, 1823) i c g
- Thecophora longirostris Lyneborg, 1962 c g
- Thecophora luteipes (Camras, 1945) i c g
- Thecophora melanopa Rondani, 1857 c g
- Thecophora metallica Camras, 1962 c g
- Thecophora modesta (Williston, 1883) i c g
- Thecophora nigra (Van Duzee, 1927) i c g
- Thecophora nigrifrons g
- Thecophora nigripes (Camras, 1945) i c g
- Thecophora nigrivena Camras, 1962 c g
- Thecophora obscuripes (Chen, 1939) c g
- Thecophora obsoleta g
- Thecophora occidensis (Walker, 1849) i c g
- Thecophora papuana Camras, 1961 c g
- Thecophora philippinensis Camras, 1960 c g
- Thecophora pilosa (Krober, 1916) c
- Thecophora propinqua (Adams, 1903) i c g b
- Thecophora rufifrons Camras, 1981 c g
- Thecophora ruwenzoria Camras, 1962 c g
- Thecophora sauteri (Krober, 1916) c g
- Thecophora simillima (Meijere, 1904) c g
- Thecophora submetallica g
- Thecophora testaceipes (Chen, 1939) c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[3] g = GBIF,[4] b = Bugguide.net[5]
References
- ^ Smith, K.G.V. (1969). Diptera: Conopidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. 10 pt 3a. Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 19 pp.
- ^ "Thecophora Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ "Browse Thecophora". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ "Thecophora". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ "Thecophora Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
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