''Mallophora'' is a genus of bee killers in the family
Asilidae. There are about 60 described species in ''Mallophora''.
Selected species
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Mallophora ardens''
Macquart, 1834
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Mallophora atra''
Macquart, 1834 (black bee killer)
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Mallophora bomboides
''Mallophora bomboides'', also known as the Florida bee killer, is a predaceous species of robber fly of the family Asilidae that feeds primarily on bumblebees. ''M. bomboides'' is a noteworthy instance of Batesian mimicry given its close resembla ...
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(Wiedemann, 1821)
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Mallophora fautrix''
Osten Sacken, 1887
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Mallophora fulviventris''
Macquart, 1850
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Mallophora leschenaulti''
Macquart, 1838 (belzebul bee-eater)
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Mallophora orcina''
(Wiedemann, 1828) (southern bee killer)
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Mallophora thompsoni''
Artigas and Angulo, 1980
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Mallophora ruficauda''
Wiedemann, 1828
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Asilidae
Asilidae genera
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