Conophorus Meigen 1803
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Conophorus Meigen
Conophorus Meigen, 1803: 268. Type species: Bombylius maurus Mikan, 1796 [= Bombylius virescens Fabricius, 1787], by monotypy.
Ploas Latreille, 1804: 190. Type species: Ploas hirticornis Latreille, 1805 [= Bombylius virescens Fabricius, 1787], by subsequent monotypy (Latreille, 1805: 300).
Tornotes Gistel, 1848: x (unjustified new replacement name for Ploas Latreille, 1804). Type species: Ploas hirticornis Latreille, 1805 [= Bombylius virescens Fabricius, 1787], automatic.
Comments: The species of this genus tend to be rather uniform in appearance, as are the male genitalia, making identification of some species difficult. The spermathecae have small, ovoid bulbs and very long ducts. Most palaearctic species lack a distinct wing pattern, but C. macroglossus (Dufour) (Morocco) has extensive markings, similar to those found in Prorachthes spp.
Key: Engel (1932 –7), Paramonov (1940 b).
Hosts: Reared on two occasions from pupae found in soil, but no host association (du Merle 1975).
Distribution: Holarctic. North Africa: 11 species.
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- Journal article: 10.5281/zenodo.7909975 (DOI)
- Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/E309FFDEFF81FFB17463FFD5FFD7A97C (URL)
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- https://sibils.text-analytics.ch/search/collections/plazi/1F3087A6FFB8FF8B7641FD09FD62A883 (URL)
Biodiversity
- Family
- Bombyliidae
- Genus
- Conophorus
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Diptera
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Scientific name authorship
- Meigen
- Taxon rank
- genus
- Taxonomic concept label
- Conophorus Meigen, 1803 sec. Greathead & Evenhuis, 2001
References
- MEIGEN, J. W. 1803. Versuch einer neuen GattungsEintheilung der europaischen zweiflugligen Insekten. Magazin fur Insektenkunde 2: 259 - 281.
- GISTEL, J. N. F. X. 1848. Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs, fur hohere Schulen. Stuttgart: R. Hoffman.
- ENGEL, E. O. 1932 - 37. Bombyliidae. Die Fliegen der Palaearktischen Region 4 (3): 1 - 619.
- HESSE, A. J. 1938. A revision of the Bombyliidae (Diptera) of southern Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 34: 1 - 1053.
- DU MERLE, P. 1975. Les hotes et les stades pre-imaginaux des Dipteres Bombyliidae: revue bibliographique annotee. Bulletin SROP 1975 / 4: 1 - 289.