''Physocephala'' is a

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flies Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwing ...

from the

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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 Conopoidea. Flies of the family Conopidae are distributed worldwide in all the bi ...

Species

*'' P. antiqua'' (

Wiedemann Wiedemann is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Barbara Wiedemann (born 1945), American poet * Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann (1770–1840), German physician, historian, naturalist *Elisabeth Wiedemann (1926-2015), Ger ...

, 1830) *'' P. biguttata'' von Röder, 1883 *'' P. burgessi'' (Williston, 1882) *'' P. chrysorrhoea'' ( Meigen, 1824) *'' P. curticornis'' Kröber, 1915 *'' P. floridana'' Camras, 1957 *'' P. furcillata'' (Williston, 1882) *'' P. lacera'' ( Meigen, 1824) *'' P. laeta'' Becker, 1913 *'' P. laticincta'' (Brullé, 1832) *'' P. marginata'' ( Say, 1823) *'' P. nervosa'' Krober, 1915 *'' P. nigra'' (

De Geer The De Geer family (also: De Geer van Jutphaas and De Geer van Oudegein) is a prominent industrial family of Walloon origin that belongs to the Swedish and Dutch nobility. History The name derives from the town of Geer near Liège (in presen ...

, 1776) *'' P. pusilla'' ( Meigen, 1824) *'' P. rufipes'' (

Fabricius Fabricius ( la, smith, german: Schmied, Schmidt) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *people from the Ancient Roman gens Fabricia: **Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, the first of the Fabricii to move to Rome * Johann Goldsmid (1587� ...

, 1781) *'' P. sagittaria'' ( Say, 1823) *'' P. texana'' (Williston, 1882) *''

P. tibialis P. is an abbreviation or acronym that may refer to: * Page (paper), where the abbreviation comes from Latin ''pagina'' * Paris Herbarium, at the ''Muséum national d'histoire naturelle'' * ''Pani'' (Polish), translating as Mrs. * The ''Pacific Rep ...

'' ( Say, 1829) *'' P. truncata'' ( Loew, 1847) *'' P. vaginalis'' ( Rondani, 1865) *'' P. variegata'' ( Meigen, 1824) *'' P. vittata'' (

, 1794)

References

Bugguide.net

Conopidae (Thick-headed Flies)
Skevington, Thompson & Camras
New Information on the New world ''Physocephala''
Entomological News (Clave de las especies de ''Physocephala'') Conopidae Conopoidea genera Taxa named by Ignaz Rudolph Schiner {{Conopoidea-stub