Thecophora

Thecophora
	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
	Occemya Curran, 1934; Occemyia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1853; Oncomyia Loew, 1866;

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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[Smith-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.

[itis-2] "Thecophora Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-03.

[catlife-3] "Browse Thecophora". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-03.

[gbif-4] "Thecophora". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-03.

[bugref-5] "Thecophora Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-03.

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