Conops

Short description: Genus of flies

Conops

Conops flavipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Diptera
Family:  | Conopidae
Subfamily:  | Conopinae
Tribe:  | Conopini
Genus:  | Conops
Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
C. flavipes

Linnaeus, 1758

Subgenera

* Conops Linnaeus, 1758
* Asiconops Chen, 1939

Synonyms

* Conopilla Rondani, 1856

Conops is a genus of flies from the family Conopidae. The larvae of Conops are parasitic on bees, especially bumblebees. Adults feed on nectar.[1]

## Species

* Subgenus Conops Linnaeus, 1758
* C. ceriaeformis Meigen, 1824
* C. flavicaudus (Bigot, 1880)
* C. flavipes Linnaeus, 1758
* C. maculatus Macquart, 1834
* C. quadrifasciatus De Geer, 1776
* C. rufiventris Macquart, 1849
* C. silaceus Wiedemann in Meigen, 1824
* C. scutellatus Meigen, 1804
* C. strigatus Wiedemann in Meigen, 1824
* C. vesicularis Linnaeus, 1761
* C. vitellinus Loew, 1847
* Subgenus Asiconops Chen, 1939
* C. elegans Meigen, 1824
* C. flavifrons Meigen, 1824
* C. insignis Loew, 1848
* C. longiventris Kröber, 1916
* C. weinbergae Camras & Chvála, 1984

## References

1. ↑ Smith, K.G.V. (1969). Diptera: Conopidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. 10 pt 3a. Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 19 pp.

Wikidata ☰ Q3472461 entry

0.00

(0 votes)

Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conops. Read more

|

Retrieved from "https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Biology:Conops&oldid=409708"