| Thecophora | |
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| Thecophora cf. pusilla, dorsal view | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Conopidae |
| Subfamily: | Myopinae |
| Genus: | Thecophora Rondani, 1845 |
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Thecophora is a genus of thick-headed fly from the family Conopidae.
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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)
- Thecophora africana (Brunetti, 1925)
- Thecophora apivora Zimina, 1968
- Thecophora atra (Fabricius, 1775)
- Thecophora australiana (Camras, 1955)
- Thecophora bimaculata Preyssler, 1791
- Thecophora caenovala (Krober, 1916)
- Thecophora caevovalva (Krober, 1915)
- Thecophora cinerascens Meigen, 1804
- Thecophora clementsi
- Thecophora curticornis (Krober, 1916)
- Thecophora distincta (Wiedemann in Meigen, 1824)
- Thecophora flavicornis (Krober, 1936)
- Thecophora flavipes (Brunetti, 1923)
- Thecophora freidbergi
- Thecophora fulvipes Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
- Thecophora haitiensis (Parsons, 1940)
- Thecophora hyalipennis (Krober, 1916)
- Thecophora jakutica Zimina, 1974
- Thecophora longicornis (Say, 1823)
- Thecophora longirostris Lyneborg, 1962
- Thecophora luteipes (Camras, 1945)
- Thecophora melanopa Rondani, 1857
- Thecophora metallica Camras, 1962
- Thecophora modesta (Williston, 1883)
- Thecophora nigra (Van Duzee, 1927)
- Thecophora nigrifrons
- Thecophora nigripes (Camras, 1945)
- Thecophora nigrivena Camras, 1962
- Thecophora obscuripes (Chen, 1939)
- Thecophora obsoleta
- Thecophora occidensis (Walker, 1849)
- Thecophora papuana Camras, 1961
- Thecophora philippinensis Camras, 1960
- Thecophora pilosa (Krober, 1916)
- Thecophora propinqua (Adams, 1903)
- Thecophora rufifrons Camras, 1981
- Thecophora ruwenzoria Camras, 1962
- Thecophora sauteri (Krober, 1916)
- Thecophora simillima (Meijere, 1904)
- Thecophora submetallica
- Thecophora testaceipes (Chen, 1939)
Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net
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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