Myopa Explained

Myopa is a genus of flies from the family Conopidae.[1]

They are parasitic on honey bees Apis mellifera, also Andrena, and mustache bees Anthophora.[2]

Species

Notes and References

  1. Book: Smith, K.G.V.. 1969. Diptera: Conopidae. 19 pp. . Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. 10 pt 3a .
  2. https://bugguide.net/node/view/17279 Bugguide.net. Myopa
  3. Barahona-Segovia . Rodrigo M. . Barceló . MatíAs . Myopa nebulosa sp. nov. and Myopa bozinovici sp. nov. (Diptera: Conopidae): New thick-headed flies from a threatened biodiversity hotspot in central Chile . Zootaxa . 25 May 2020 . 4780 . 2 . 10.11646/zootaxa.4780.2.4.
  4. Loew. Hermann. Diptera Americae septentrionalis indigena. Centuria Septima. Berl. Ent. Z.. 1866. 10. 1–54. 14 March 2022 .