Thecophora

<i>Thecophora</i>

Thecophora

Genus of flies

Thecophora is a genus of thick-headed fly from the family Conopidae.[1]

Thecophora atra
Thecophora atra, North Wales
Thecophora sp.

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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

  1. [1]
    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.
  2. [2]
    "Thecophora Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  3. [3]
    "Browse Thecophora". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  4. [4]
    "Thecophora". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  5. [5]
    "Thecophora Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
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