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Conopini

Conopini is a tribe of the flies family Conopidae. The larvae of species are parasitic on bees, especially bumblebees. Most adults will feed on nectar.

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Conopini

Conops quadrifasciatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Conopidae
Subfamily:	Conopinae
Tribe:	Conopini
Genera
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Conopini is a tribe of the flies family Conopidae. The larvae of species are parasitic on bees, especially bumblebees. Most adults will feed on nectar.

Genera and subgenera

Genus Conops Linnaeus, 1758
- Subgenus Asiconops Chen, 1939¹
- Subgenus Conops Linnaeus, 1758
- Subgenus Diconops Camras, 1957
- Subgenus Sphenoconops Camras, 1955
Genus Leopoldius Rondani, 1843²
Genus Physocephala Schiner, 1861
Genus Physoconops Szilady, 1926
- Subgenus Aconops Kröber, 1917
- Subgenus Gyroconops Camras, 1955
- Subgenus Pachyconops Camras 1955

References

References

Smith, K.G.V. (1996-09-15). "Australasian/Oceanian Diptera Catalog, 52. Family CONOPIDAE". Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Biological Survey. p. 1. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
Stuke, J; Skevington, J.H. (2007). "The Conopidae of Costa Rica (Diptera) (Part 1: Conopinae – Conopini & Tropidomyiini)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1528: 1–40 pp. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1528.1.1. ISSN 1175-5326. Retrieved 2008-10-21.