Thecophora Rondani, 1845
(a genus of beegrabbers)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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ID refs
Thecophora atra
Small Beegrabber
Female (Click to open)Male (Click to open) (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)
 		Species 24 images
Thecophora cinerascens
Pygmy Beegrabber
Species 1 ident. refs
Thecophora fulvipes
Orange-thighed Beegrabber
Female (Click to open) (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)
 		Species 12 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusThecophora (a genus of beegrabbers)
FamilyCONOPIDAE (thick-headed flies, or beegrabbers and waspgrabbers)
SuperfamilyCONOPOIDEA (thick-headed flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Acalyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Smith, K.G.V. 1969 *** Diptera: Conopidae ***(Superseded) Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 3(a), 19pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Thecophora (a genus of beegrabbers) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Thecophora (a genus of beegrabbers)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Thecophora (a genus of beegrabbers)
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