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No Common Name (Physocephala marginata)

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Physocephala marginata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Conopidae
Genus: Physocephala
Species:
P. marginata
Binomial name
Physocephala marginata
(Say, 1823)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conops marginata Say, 1823
  • Physocephala dakotensis Van Duzee, 1934
  • Physocephala stylifer Van Duzee, 1934

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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Physocephala marginata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Physocephala marginata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ 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.