Physocephala sagittaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Conopidae
Genus: Physocephala
Species:
P. sagittaria
Binomial name
Physocephala sagittaria
(Say, 1823)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conops aethiops Walker, 1849
  • Conops castanoptera Loew, 1853
  • Conops dimidiata Walker, 1852
  • Conops genualis Loew, 1853
  • Conops sagittaria Say, 1823
  • Physocephala ruficornis Van Duzee, 1934

Physocephala sagittaria is a species of thick-headed fly in the family Conopidae.[1][2][3] Larvae develop and pupate within the bodies of Bombus auricomus bees.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Physocephala sagittaria Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Physocephala sagittaria". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. Frison, Theodore H. (1 June 1926). "Contribution to the Knowledge of the Interrelations of the Bumblebees of Illinois with Their Animate Environment.*". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 19 (2): 203–235. doi:10.1093/aesa/19.2.203.
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