Author | Clements, D. |
Year | 1995 |
Title | The Conopid Fauna of Britain, with reference to some possible additions |
Series | Conopid Recording Scheme Newsletter 6 |
Type | Paper |
How Complete | All the British species known at the time with likely additions from the European fauna |
Source | Conopid Recording Scheme Newsletter 6 Conopid Recording Scheme Newsletter No 6. |
Illustrations | Line drawings |
Review (by Malcolm Storey) | A useful update to Smith’s 1969 key. Included with the Conopid Recording Scheme Newsletter, no 6. |
Errata, Corrigenda & Comments | *Thecophora pusilla* (now *T. cinerascens*) has been recorded in Britain (Jersey, Channel Islands). The females can be distinguished by their thecae, but the characters used in the present key are unreliable. |
Examine | with x8 or x10 hand lens |
Specimen Preparation | Dead specimens assumed |
Identification difficulty | Fairly straightforward. |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
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For identification | Current | CONOPIDAE | thick-headed flies, or beegrabbers and waspgrabbers | Animalia: Diptera |
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