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''Physocephala marginata'' is a species of
thick-headed fly The Conopidae, also 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 biogeogr ...
in the family
Conopidae The Conopidae, also known as the thick-headed flies, are a family of fly, 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 bio ...
. It is a parasite of '' Anthophora abrupta'' bees, although pupation occurs only after death of the host bee.


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Conopidae Articles created by Qbugbot Insects described in 1823 Taxa named by Thomas Say Parasites of bees {{conopoidea-stub