Physocephala marginata is a species of thick-headed fly in the family Conopidae.[1][2][3] It is a parasite of Anthophora abrupta bees, although pupation occurs only after death of the host bee. [4]
Physocephala marginata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Conopidae |
Genus: | Physocephala |
Species: | P. marginata
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Binomial name | |
Physocephala marginata (Say, 1823)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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References
edit- ^ a b "Physocephala marginata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Physocephala marginata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Physocephala marginata species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ Norden, Beth B.; Scarbrough, Aubrey G. (1982). "Predators, Parasites, and Associates of Anthophora abrupta Say (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 90 (3): 181–185. ISSN 0028-7199. JSTOR 25009315. Retrieved 28 December 2023.