Numbers
7 species in our area
(1)(2):
Physoconops (Pachyconops) brachyrhynchus (Macquart) 1843
Physoconops (Pachyconops) bulbirostris (Loew) 1853
Physoconops (Pachyconops) excisus (Weidemann) 1830
Physoconops (Pachyconops) floridanus Camras 1955
Physoconops (Pachyconops) gracilis (Williston) 1885
Physoconops (Pachyconops) townsendi Camras 1955
Physoconops (Pachyconops) weemsi Camras
(2) 2007
Identification
From
pg. 161 of Camras (1955) and the MND
(3), the subgenus
Pachyconops is distinguished by:
1) 3rd antennal segment relatively slender, more than 2/3 the length of the 2nd antennal segment;
2) the triangular polished space on the posterior margin of the eye is very small or absent;
3) dark pattern in posterior cell, if present, relatively wide.
Similar to the subgenus Physoconops, but having the front shorter than wide, and having antennal segment 3 about equal to segment 2. The triangular polished space on the posterior margin of the eye is very small or absent.
Range
P. brachyrhynchus: WY to MA, s. to NM and FL
P. bulbirostris: IN to NJ, s. to TX and FL
P. excisus: CO to NY, s. to OK and FL
P. floridanus: FL, NC (and NJ
(2))
P. gracilis: CA to CO, s. to TX and Mexico
P. townsendi: CA, AZ, NM, TX
Remarks
Remarks on New World
Physoconops subgenus
Pachyconops can be found in Camras (1955) starting on
pg. 161. A key to species appears at the end of that paper, on
pg. 184.
For hyperlinks to original detailed descriptions, check the BugGuide "Info" tab page for each individual species (look under the "Synonyms and other Taxonomic Changes" section).
Print References
Camras, Sidney (1955). "A Review of the New World Flies of the Genus
Conops and Allies (Diptera: Conopidae)", Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., Vol. 105, pp. 155-187 (
Full Text)
Contributed by
v belov on 5 November, 2010 - 10:34am
Additional contributions by
Aaron SchusteffLast updated 31 October, 2021 - 9:48pm