Thecophora is a genus of thick-headed fly from the family Conopidae.

They are frequently found on flowers. They are endoparasites of other insects, specially bees.

Thecophora

Species

These 42 species belong to the genus Thecophora:

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

Conopidae

Muscomorph flies of Europe

Conopoidea genera

Taxa named by Camillo Rondani

Thecophora