Physocephala sagittaria

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| genus = Physocephala

| species = sagittaria

| authority = (Say, 1823)

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| Conops aethiops | Walker, 1849

| Conops castanoptera | Loew, 1853

| Conops dimidiata | Walker, 1852

| Conops genualis | Loew, 1853

| Conops sagittaria | Say, 1823

| Physocephala ruficornis | Van Duzee, 1934

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Physocephala sagittaria is a species of thick-headed fly in the family Conopidae. Larvae develop and pupate within the bodies of Bombus auricomus bees.{{cite journal |last1=Frison |first1=Theodore H. |title=Contribution to the Knowledge of the Interrelations of the Bumblebees of Illinois with Their Animate Environment.* |journal=Annals of the Entomological Society of America |date=1 June 1926 |volume=19 |issue=2 |pages=203–235 |doi=10.1093/aesa/19.2.203|doi-access=free }}

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References

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{{Cite web| title=Physocephala sagittaria Report

| url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=141843

| website=Integrated Taxonomic Information System

| accessdate=2019-09-23

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{{Cite web| title=Physocephala sagittaria

| url=https://www.gbif.org/species/1568870

| website=GBIF

| accessdate=2019-09-23

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{{Cite web| title=Physocephala sagittaria species Information

| url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/785268

| website=BugGuide.net

| accessdate=2019-09-23

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