Bee Killers

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

Mallophora orcina

Selected species

• Mallophora ardens Macquart, 1834
• Mallophora atra Macquart, 1834 (black bee killer)
• Mallophora bomboides (Wiedemann, 1821)
• 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

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