Conopini is a

tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English language, English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in p ...

of the flies

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

Conopidae. The

larva A larva (; plural larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. The ...

e of species are parasitic on

bee Bees are winged insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their roles in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the western honey bee, for producing honey. Bees are a monophyly, monophyletic lineage within the ...

s, especially

bumblebee A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related gener ...

s. Most adults will feed on

nectar Nectar is a sugar-rich liquid produced by plants in glands called nectaries or nectarines, either within the flowers with which it attracts pollinating animals, or by extrafloral nectaries, which provide a nutrient source to animal mutualists ...

Genera and subgenera

*Genus ''

Conops A concept of operations (abbreviated CONOPS, CONOPs, or ConOps) is a document describing the characteristics of a proposed system from the viewpoint of an individual who will use that system. Examples include business requirements specification ...

'' Linnaeus,

1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...

**Subgenus '' Asiconops'' Chen, 1939 **Subgenus ''

'' Linnaeus,

**Subgenus '' Diconops'' Camras, 1957 **Subgenus '' Sphenoconops'' Camras, 1955 *Genus '' Leopoldius'' Rondani, 1843 *Genus ''

Physocephala ''Physocephala'' is a genus of flies from the family Conopidae. Species *'' P. antiqua'' ( Wiedemann, 1830) *'' P. biguttata'' von Röder, 1883 *'' P. burgessi'' (Williston, 1882) *'' P. chrysorrhoea'' ( Meigen, 1824) *'' P. curticornis'' Kr� ...

'' Schiner, 1861 *Genus ''

Physoconops ''Physoconops'' is a genus of thick-headed flies in the family Conopidae The Conopidae, usually known as the thick-headed flies, are a family of flies within the Brachycera suborder of Diptera, and the sole member of the superfamily Conopoi ...

'' Szilady, 1926 **Subgenus '' Aconops'' Kröber, 1917 **Subgenus '' Gyroconops'' Camras, 1955 **Subgenus '' Pachyconops'' Camras 1955

References

Parasitic flies Parasites of bees Conopidae Brachycera tribes {{Conopoidea-stub