title: Conopid flies (Diptera: Conopidae) parasitizing Centris (Heterocentris) analis (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Centridini).
abstract: Parasites of adult bees are almost exclusively flies and the most important of them are conopids. This note registers for the first time the association of species of Physocephala (Diptera: Conopidae) with Centris (Heterocentris) analis (Fabricius). From 26 females and nine males of the host species found dead inside trap-nests on the campus of the University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, 35 parasitoids were obtained belonging to nine species of Physocephala. The data show that C. analis is a host to several conopid flies, and suggest that such parasitoids can play an important role in population control of this bee species.
authors.affiliation: Depto. Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14040-901.
authors.forename: Alex M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: José C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Serrano
authors.forename: Ricardo M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Couto
authors.forename: Leonardo S G
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: Cátia A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Mello-Patiu
authors.forename: Carlos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Garófalo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001516:Bees / Q000469:parasitology*; D004175:Diptera / Q000502:physiology*