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Myopini is a
tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English language, English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in p ...
of
flies Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...
from the
family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
Conopidae The Conopidae, usually known as the thick-headed flies, are a family of flies within the Brachycera suborder of Diptera, and the sole member of the superfamily Conopoidea. Flies of the family Conopidae are distributed worldwide in all the bioge ...
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Genera

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Myopa ''Myopa'' is a genus of fly, flies from the family (biology), family Conopidae. They are parasitic on honey bees ''Apis mellifera'', also ''Andrena'', and mustache bees ''Anthophora''. Species *''Myopa bohartorum, M. bohartorum'' Camras, 1953 ...
'' Fabricius, 1775 *''
Thecophora ''Thecophora'' is a genus of thick-headed fly from the family Conopidae. They are frequently found on flowers. They are endoparasites of other insects, specially bees. Species These 42 species belong to the genus ''Thecophora'': * '' Thecop ...
'' Rondani, 1845


References

Conopidae Brachycera tribes Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius {{Conopoidea-stub