Conopini

Conopini
Conops
Conops quadrifasciatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Conopidae
Subfamily: Conopinae
Tribe: Conopini
Genera

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Conopini is a Tribe of the fly family Conopidae. The larvae of species are parasitic on bees, especially bumblebees. Most adults will feed on nectar.

Genera & Subgenera

  • Subgenus Asiconops Chen, 1939[1]
  • Subgenus Conops Linnaeus, 1761
  • Subgenus Diconops Camras, 1957
  • Subgenus Sphenoconops Camras, 1955
  • Genus Leopoldius Rondani, 1843[2]
  • Genus Physocephala Schiner, 1861
  • Genus Physoconops Szilady, 1926
  • Subgenus Aconops Kröber, 1917
  • Subgenus Gyroconops Camras, 1955
  • Subgenus Pachyconops Camras 1955
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References

  1. ^ Smith, K.G.V. (1996-09-15). "Australasian/Oceanian Diptera Catalog, 52. Family CONOPIDAE". Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Biological Survey. pp. 1. http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/aocat/conopidae.html. Retrieved 2008-10-21. 
  2. ^ "The Conopidae of Costa Rica (Diptera) (Part 1: Conopinae – Conopini & Tropidomyiini)". Zootaxa (Auckland, New Zealand: Magnolia Press) 1528: 1–40 pp. 2007. ISSN 1175-5326. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/z01528p040f.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-21. 
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