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Conopidae
| Description | The Conopidae, usually known as the thick-headed flies, are a family of flies within the Brachycera suborder of Diptera. Flies of the family Conopidae are distributed worldwide in all the ecozones except for the poles and many of the Pacific islands. About 800 species in 47 genera are described worldwide, about 70 of which are found in North America. The majority of conopids are black and yellow, or black and white, and often strikingly resemble wasps, bees, or flies of the family Syrphidae, themselves notable bee mimics. A conopid is most frequently found at flowers, feeding on nectar with its proboscis, which is often long. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conopidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Conopidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Common Name | thick-headed fly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Conopidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (38%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 38.0 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | terrestrial (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | chitin (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. A. Latreille. 1802. Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes, Tome Troisième | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Blaaskopvliegen, Thick-headed Flies, Thick-headed Fly, Stekelflugor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conopidae |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Palaeomyopinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Stylogastrinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Abrachyglossum genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Anticonops genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Archiconops genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Atrichoparia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Australoconops genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Baruerizodion genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brachyceratias genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Caenoconops genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Camrasiconops genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Carbonosicus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chrysidiomyia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Conops genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dacops genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dalmannia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Delkeskampomyia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Euconops genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gonirhyncus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heteroconops genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leopoldius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Macroconops genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mallochoconops genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Melanosoma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Microbrachyceraea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Microconops genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myopa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myopotta genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neobrachyceraea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neobrachyglossum genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neoconops genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Notoconops genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Palaeomyopa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Paramyopa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Parazodion genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Phorosia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Physocephala genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Physoconops genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pictina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pleurocerina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pleurocerinella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pseudoconops genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pseudomyopa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pseudophysocephala genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Robertsonomyia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Scatoccemyia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Setosciconops genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Setosiconops genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sicus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Siniconops genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Smartiomyia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stenoconops genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stylogaster genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Tammo genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tanyconops genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Thecophora genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tropidomyia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Zodiomyia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Zodion genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1802 | Conopsariae Latreille p. 442 |
| 1992 | Conopidae Carpenter |
| 2011 | Conopidae Wiegmann et al. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
