''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 ...
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[ It is a parasite of '' Anthophora abrupta'' bees, although pupation occurs only after death of the host bee. ]
References
Conopidae
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Insects described in 1823
Taxa named by Thomas Say
Parasites of bees
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