Thecophora

Thecophora is a genus of thick-headed fly from the family Conopidae.^[1]

Thecophora atra

Thecophora atra, North Wales

Thecophora sp.

Thecophora
Thecophora cf. pusilla, dorsal view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Conopidae
Subfamily:	Myopinae
Genus:	Thecophora Rondani, 1845
Synonyms
Occemya Curran, 1934 Occemyia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1853 Oncomyia Loew, 1866

They are frequently found on flowers. They are endoparasites of other insects, specially bees.

Species

These 42 species belong to the genus Thecophora:

• Thecophora abbreviata (Loew, 1866) ^{i c g}
• Thecophora africana (Brunetti, 1925) ^{c g}
• Thecophora apivora Zimina, 1968 ^{c g}
• Thecophora atra (Fabricius, 1775) ^{c g}
• Thecophora australiana (Camras, 1955) ^{c g}
• Thecophora bimaculata Preyssler, 1791 ^{c g}
• Thecophora caenovala (Krober, 1916) ^{c g}
• Thecophora caevovalva (Krober, 1915) ^g
• Thecophora cinerascens Meigen, 1804 ^{c g}
• Thecophora clementsi ^g
• Thecophora curticornis (Krober, 1916) ^{c g}
• Thecophora distincta (Wiedemann in Meigen, 1824) ^{c g}
• Thecophora flavicornis (Krober, 1936) ^{c g}
• Thecophora flavipes (Brunetti, 1923) ^{c g}
• Thecophora freidbergi ^g
• Thecophora fulvipes Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 ^{c g}
• Thecophora haitiensis (Parsons, 1940) ^{c g}
• Thecophora hyalipennis (Krober, 1916) ^{c g}
• Thecophora jakutica Zimina, 1974 ^{c g}
• Thecophora longicornis (Say, 1823) ^{i c g}
• Thecophora longirostris Lyneborg, 1962 ^{c g}
• Thecophora luteipes (Camras, 1945) ^{i c g}
• Thecophora melanopa Rondani, 1857 ^{c g}
• Thecophora metallica Camras, 1962 ^{c g}
• Thecophora modesta (Williston, 1883) ^{i c g}
• Thecophora nigra (Van Duzee, 1927) ^{i c g}
• Thecophora nigrifrons ^g
• Thecophora nigripes (Camras, 1945) ^{i c g}
• Thecophora nigrivena Camras, 1962 ^{c g}
• Thecophora obscuripes (Chen, 1939) ^{c g}
• Thecophora obsoleta ^g
• Thecophora occidensis (Walker, 1849) ^{i c g}
• Thecophora papuana Camras, 1961 ^{c g}
• Thecophora philippinensis Camras, 1960 ^{c g}
• Thecophora pilosa (Krober, 1916) ^c
• Thecophora propinqua (Adams, 1903) ^{i c g b}
• Thecophora rufifrons Camras, 1981 ^{c g}
• Thecophora ruwenzoria Camras, 1962 ^{c g}
• Thecophora sauteri (Krober, 1916) ^{c g}
• Thecophora simillima (Meijere, 1904) ^{c g}
• Thecophora submetallica ^g
• Thecophora testaceipes (Chen, 1939) ^{c g}

Data sources: i = ITIS,^[2] c = Catalogue of Life,^[3] g = GBIF,^[4] b = Bugguide.net^[5]