BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
CONOPIDAE (thick-headed flies)
| Notes (MWS) | A small family of flies whose larvae are internal parasites of bees or wasps. The adults visit flowers. Those of the subfamily Conopinae are brightly coloured and can often be conspicuous on flowers, especially Ragwort, in summer. Those of the other subfamily, Myopinae, are duller and need more careful searching. |
| How to find | Adults often found on flowers in summer. Lazy bumblebees are said to be parasitised and there have been reports of Conopids emerging from bees collected from flowers in the evening and kept over winter. |
Subtaxa
| Rank | Taxon |  |
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| Genus | Conops (a genus of thick-headed flies) | 2 | 34 | 4 |
| Species | Sicus ferrugineus (Linnaeus, 1761) (a thick-headed fly) | 15 | 14 | |
| Genus | Thecophora (a genus of thick-headed flies) | 1 | 9 |
Suggested Literature
Identification Works
| Clements, D., 1995 | The Conopid Fauna of Britain, with reference to some possible additions |
| Smith, K.G.V., 1969 | Diptera: Conopidae |
BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk)
has 1 general literature references to CONOPIDAE (thick-headed flies)
CONOPIDAE may also be covered by literature listed under:
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BIOTA (living things) |
Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
ANIMALIA (animals) |
ARTHROPODA (arthropods) |
INSECTA (insects) |
DIPTERA (two-winged flies) |
BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk)
has 44 feeding and other relationships of CONOPIDAE (thick-headed flies)
