Physocephala nigra

Physocephala nigra
Illustration in Johann Wilhelm Meigen Europäischen Zweiflügeligen Figure 1
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Conopidae
Genus: Physocephala
Species:
P. nigra
Binomial name
Physocephala nigra
(De Geer, 1776)
Synonyms

Physocephala nigra is a species of fly from the genus Physocephala in the family Conopidae. Their larvae are endoparasites of bumble bees of the genus Bombus.[1]

References

  1. ^ Smith, K.G.V. (1969). Diptera: Conopidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. 10 pt 3a. Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 19 pp.


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