AuthorClements, D.
Year1995
TitleThe Conopid Fauna of Britain, with reference to some possible additions
SeriesConopid Recording Scheme Newsletter 6
TypePaper
How CompleteAll the British species known at the time with likely additions from the European fauna
SourceConopid Recording Scheme Newsletter 6 Conopid Recording Scheme Newsletter No 6.
IllustrationsLine 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 PreparationDead specimens assumed
Identification difficultyFairly straightforward.

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identificationCurrentCONOPIDAEthick-headed flies, or beegrabbers and waspgrabbersAnimalia: Diptera
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