Mallophora
{{Short description|Genus of flies}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| taxon = Mallophora
| authority =
| image = Florida Bee Killer (Mallophora bomboides) (7343371940).jpg
| image_caption = Mallophora bomboides
}}
Mallophora is a genus of bee killers in the family Asilidae. There are about 60 described species in Mallophora.
File:Southern Bee Killer (Mallophora orcina) (8233621411).jpg
Selected species
- Mallophora ardens Macquart, 1834
- Mallophora atra Macquart, 1834 (black bee killer)
- Mallophora bomboides (Wiedemann, 1821) (Florida bee killer) {{cite journal | last=Steck | first=Gary J. | title=Bee Killers, Mallophora bomboides (Wiedemann), Mallophora orcina (Wiedemann), and Malophora nigra Williston (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae) | journal=EDIS | publisher=University of Florida George A Smathers Libraries | volume=2005 | issue=3 | date=1969-12-31 | issn=2576-0009 | doi=10.32473/edis-in591-2004 | page=}}
- Mallophora fautrix Osten Sacken, 1887
- Mallophora fulviventris Macquart, 1850
- Mallophora leschenaulti Macquart, 1838 (belzebul bee-eater)
- Mallophora orcina (Wiedemann, 1828) (southern bee killer)
- Mallophora thompsoni Artigas and Angulo, 1980
- Mallophora ruficauda Wiedemann, 1828
References
{{reflist}}
Further reading
{{refbegin}}
- {{cite book
| last1 = Arnett | first1 = Ross H.
| date = 30 July 2000
| title = American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
| publisher = CRC Press
| isbn = 978-0-8493-0212-1
}}
{{refend}}
External links
{{refbegin}}
- {{cite web
|accessdate=2018-02-10
|title = Diptera.info
|url = https://diptera.info/
}}
{{refend}}
{{commons category|Mallophora|position=left}}
{{clear}}
{{taxonbar|from=Q10323376}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{asilidae-stub}}