Conops (subgenus) explained

Conops is a subgenus of flies from the genus Conops in the family Conopidae.^[1]

The European species of the subgenus are:

• C. ceriaeformis Meigen, 1824
• C. flavicaudus (Bigot, 1880)
• C. flavipes Linnaeus, 1758
• C. maculatus Macquart, 1834
• C. quadrifasciatus De Geer, 1776
• C. rufiventris Macquart, 1849
• C. silaceus Wiedemann in Meigen, 1824
• C. scutellatus Meigen, 1804
• C. strigatus Wiedemann in Meigen, 1824

Notes and References

1. Book: Smith, K.G.V.. 1969. Diptera: Conopidae. 19 pp. . Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. 10 pt 3a .