Mallophora
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Mallophora bomboides | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Asilidae |
Subfamily: | Asilinae |
Genus: | Mallophora |
Mallophora is a genus of bee killers in the family Asilidae. There are about 60 described species in Mallophora.
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Selected species
[edit]- Mallophora ardens Macquart, 1834
- Mallophora atra Macquart, 1834 (black bee killer)
- Mallophora bomboides (Wiedemann, 1821) (Florida bee killer) [1]
- Mallophora fautrix Osten Sacken, 1887
- Mallophora fulviventris Macquart, 1850
- Mallophora leschenaulti Macquart, 1838 (belzebul bee-eater)
- Mallophora orcina (Wiedemann, 1828) (southern bee killer)[1]
- Mallophora thompsoni Artigas and Angulo, 1980
- Mallophora ruficauda Wiedemann, 1828
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Arnett, Ross H. (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
External links
[edit]- "Diptera.info". Retrieved 10 February 2018.
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