Biology:Thecophora

Short description: Genus of flies

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.

Thecophora atra

Thecophora atra, North Wales

Thecophora sp.

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, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7777658 entry