''Mallophora'' is a genus of bee killers in the family
Asilidae
The Asilidae are the robber fly family, also called assassin flies. They are powerfully built, bristly flies with a short, stout proboscis enclosing the sharp, sucking hypopharynx. The name "robber flies" reflects their notoriously aggressive pre ...
. 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''
(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
''Mallophora ruficauda'' is a species of parasitic robber fly in the family Asilidae, Endemism, endemic to South and Central America. Like other robber flies, ''M. rauficauda'' is known for its aggressive behavior and predation upon other insects ...
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Wiedemann, 1828
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Asilidae
Asilidae genera
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