Physocephala marginata
{{Short description|Species of fly}}
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| image = Physocephala marginata.jpg
| genus = Physocephala
| species = marginata
| authority = (Say, 1823)
| synonyms = {{Species list
| Conops marginata | Say, 1823
| Physocephala dakotensis | Van Duzee, 1934
| Physocephala stylifer | Van Duzee, 1934
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Physocephala marginata is a species of thick-headed fly in the family Conopidae. It is a parasite of Anthophora abrupta bees, although pupation occurs only after death of the host bee. {{cite journal |last1=Norden |first1=Beth B. |last2=Scarbrough |first2=Aubrey G. |title=Predators, Parasites, and Associates of Anthophora abrupta Say (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae) |journal=Journal of the New York Entomological Society |date=1982 |volume=90 |issue=3 |pages=181–185 |jstor=25009315 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/25009315 |access-date=28 December 2023 |issn=0028-7199}}
References
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{{Cite web| title=Physocephala marginata Report
| url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=141839
| website=Integrated Taxonomic Information System
| accessdate=2019-09-23
}}
{{Cite web| title=Physocephala marginata
| url=https://www.gbif.org/species/1568885
| website=GBIF
| accessdate=2019-09-23
}}
{{Cite web| title=Physocephala marginata species Information
| url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/784597
| website=BugGuide.net
| accessdate=2019-09-23
}}
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Category:Insects described in 1823
Category:Taxa named by Thomas Say
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