Conops

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Conops
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Conops flavipes
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Conopidae
Subfamily: Conopinae
Tribe: Conopini
Genus: Conops
Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
C. flavipes
Subgenera
Synonyms

Conops is a genus of flies from the family Conopidae. The larvae of Conops are parasitic on bees, especially bumblebees. Adults feed on nectar.[1]

Species[]

References[]

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


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