Conops, Linnaeus, 1758

Stuke, Jens-Hermann, 2019, New conopid records from the Afrotropical Region (Diptera: Conopidae). Part 2: Conopinae excluding Physocephalini, Israel Journal of Entomology (Oxford, England) 49 (2), pp. 277-349 : 286-287

Key 4: Afrotropical subgenera of Conops .

1 Vertex anteriorly with fine longitudinal grooves ( Fig. 106); R 4+5 +M short, distinctly shorter than half of the length of crossvein r–m ( Fig. 108); right-angle between crossvein dm–cu and medial portion of media M (Fig. 198); frons with small transverse grooves anteriorly; posterior margin of eye convex and without a more or less distinct shining notch; first flagellomere about as long as pedicel ( Fig. 104); ♀ anterior margin of tergite 6 without a notch.................................. ................................................................................ Smithiconops Camras, 2000

– Vertex without fine longitudinal grooves; R 4+5 +M about as long as crossvein r–m; frons with or without transverse grooves; posterior margin of eye straight to slightly concave and usually with a more or less distinct shining notch; other characters variable.............................................................................................2

2 Frons with transverse grooves ( Fig. 27); ♀ anterior margin of tergite 7 with a notch ................................................................................ Asiconops Chen, 1939

– Frons smooth, without transverse grooves ( Fig. 95); ♀ anterior margin of tergite 7 without a notch ........................................................................... Conops s. str.