Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Diptera (True flies) ➔ Family Conopidae (Thick-headed flies)

Physocephala rufipes (Fabricius, 1781)

Dunkle Stieldickkopffliege Waisted Beegrabber

Synonyms and other combinations:

Conops rufipes Fabricius, 1781 | Conops meridionalis Macquart, 1835 | Conops petiolata Linnaeus, 1767 | Dipodium apiarium Bosc, 1812 | Physocephala obscura Krober, 1915 | Physocephala laticincta (Brullé, 1832) |

  • Physocephala rufipes, female 8894
    Physocephala rufipes (Fabricius, 1781)  Dunkle Stieldickkopffliege  Waisted Beegrabber 
    Physocephala rufipes, female, conf. Theo Zeegers
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2019-06-30 18:37:51
    Image number: 8894
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2019-06-30 18:37:51
    conf. Theo Zeegers
  • Physocephala rufipes, female 8895
    Physocephala rufipes (Fabricius, 1781)  Dunkle Stieldickkopffliege  Waisted Beegrabber 
    Physocephala rufipes, female, conf. Theo Zeegers
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2019-06-30 18:38:25
    Image number: 8895
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2019-06-30 18:38:25
    conf. Theo Zeegers
  • Physocephala rufipes, female 8896
    Physocephala rufipes (Fabricius, 1781)  Dunkle Stieldickkopffliege  Waisted Beegrabber 
    Physocephala rufipes, female, conf. Theo Zeegers
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2019-06-30 18:38:57
    Image number: 8896
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2019-06-30 18:38:57
    conf. Theo Zeegers
  • Physocephala rufipes, female 10210
    Physocephala rufipes (Fabricius, 1781)  Dunkle Stieldickkopffliege  Waisted Beegrabber 
    Physocephala rufipes, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2021-08-29 15:25:30
    Image number: 10210
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2021-08-29 15:25:30
  • Physocephala rufipes, male 708
    Physocephala rufipes (Fabricius, 1781)  Dunkle Stieldickkopffliege  Waisted Beegrabber 
    Physocephala rufipes, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2007-07-21 15:27:43
    Image number: 708
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2007-07-21 15:27:43
  • Physocephala rufipes, male 709
    Physocephala rufipes (Fabricius, 1781)  Dunkle Stieldickkopffliege  Waisted Beegrabber 
    Physocephala rufipes, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2007-07-21 15:28:01
    Image number: 709
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2007-07-21 15:28:01
  • Physocephala rufipes, male 710
    Physocephala rufipes (Fabricius, 1781)  Dunkle Stieldickkopffliege  Waisted Beegrabber 
    Physocephala rufipes, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2007-07-21 15:28:25
    Image number: 710
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2007-07-21 15:28:25
  • Physocephala rufipes 5591
    Physocephala rufipes (Fabricius, 1781)  Dunkle Stieldickkopffliege  Waisted Beegrabber 
    Physocephala rufipes
    DE, Chemnitz, Stadtpark; 2012-08-09 10:35:57
    Image number: 5591

    DE, Chemnitz, Stadtpark
    2012-08-09 10:35:57

Classification:
Physocephala rufipes belongs to the subfamily Conopinae.

References, further reading, links:
  1. Pape T. & Thompson F.C. (eds) (2017). Systema Dipterorum (version 2.0, Jan 2011). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2017 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds.). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2017. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.
  2. Mark van Veen: Conopidae of Northwest Europe
  3. Jens-Hermann Stuke. (2005). Bestimmung und Taxonomie der palaarktischen Conopiden (Diptera) 1. Teil: Die Physocephala rufipes-Artengruppe. Studia dipterologica 12 Heft 2 369-384 ISSN 0945-3954.
  4. Smith, K.G.V. (1969). Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol : 10 - Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Conopidae. Part 3(a)