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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Sciomyzoidea » Thick-headed Flies (Conopidae) » Conopinae » Physoconops » Subgenus Pachyconops (Physoconops Subgenus Pachyconops) » Physoconops brachyrhynchus
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Thick-headed Fly - Physoconops brachyrhynchus
Copyright © 2007 Bob Moul

Thick-headed Fly - Physoconops brachyrhynchus
Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 31, 2007
Size: 1/2"
I thought this fly might be in the Picture-winged family but I did not find it there. I am not even sure it is a fly. Can someone point me to the proper family? Very beautiful creature but I have never seen one before. How about a wasp? Thread-waisted maybe?
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Contributed by Bob Moul on 1 August, 2007 - 12:39pm
Last updated 30 January, 2014 - 10:31pm

Moved to Physoconops brachyrhynchus
Moved from Subgenus Pachyconops.

The mostly yellow frons (darker medially and near antennal bases); lack of a sharp "T" pattern on the frons; darkened 1st posterior cell; lack of a distinct complete pollinose post-vertical stripe; hyaline 1st basal cell; and overall dark coloration of abdomen and thorax...all lead unequivocally to P. brachyrhynchus in the key of Camras (1955).

The red of the humeri, scutellum, and legs...and the yellowish dusting of the humeri, metanotum, and distal ends of the tergites all agree well with Williston's description of the synonymous P. xanthopareus here.
… Aaron Schusteff, 30 January, 2014 - 10:31pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Physoconops.
… Aaron Schusteff, 13 January, 2014 - 12:55am login or register to post comments

...
Try Conopidae.
… Sean McCann, 1 August, 2007 - 1:26pm login or register to post comments

 
fly
Thanks Sean! Found it there. Moved to Genus Physoconops page.

Appreciate your help.
… Bob Moul, 1 August, 2007 - 1:54pm login or register to post comments

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