Mallophora

Mallophora is a genus of bee killers in the family Asilidae. There are about 60 described species in Mallophora.

Mallophora orcina

Mallophora
Mallophora bomboides
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Asilidae
Subfamily:	Asilinae
Genus:	Mallophora

Selected species

• 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

1. Steck, Gary J. (31 December 1969). "Bee Killers, Mallophora bomboides (Wiedemann), Mallophora orcina (Wiedemann), and Malophora nigra Williston (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae)". EDIS. 2005 (3). University of Florida George A Smathers Libraries. doi:10.32473/edis-in591-2004. ISSN 2576-0009.

Further reading

• 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

• "Diptera.info". Retrieved 10 February 2018.