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Mallophora sp.

Mallophora sp.

Family: Asilidae
Order: Diptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Description


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

Selected species: 
  • Mallophora ardens Macquart, 1834
  • Mallophora atra Macquart, 1834 (black bee killer)
  • Mallophora bomboides (Wiedemann, 1821) (Florida bee killer)
  • 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

Source: Wikipedia, article Mallophora sp.. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Foto
Photography ID: 595875
  Adult
Alunail@nds
La Rioja
Argentina
04/05/2024
Ramón Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 595874
  Adult
Alunail@nds
La Rioja
Argentina
04/03/2024
Ramón Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 468283
  Adult
Alunail@nds
La Rioja
Argentina
02/28/2018
Ramón Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 468213
  Adult
Alunail@nds
La Rioja
Argentina
03/14/2021
Ramón Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 468212
  Adult
Alunail@nds
La Rioja
Argentina
03/14/2021
Ramón Vera



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
213214905/04/2024ArgentinaLa RiojaAlunail@ndsRamón Vera
213214803/04/2024ArgentinaLa RiojaAlunail@ndsRamón Vera
148633014/03/2021ArgentinaLa RiojaAlunail@ndsRamón Vera
148677128/02/2018ArgentinaLa RiojaAlunail@ndsRamón Vera
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Mallophora sp. – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 03/11/2026.