Species Mallophora fautrix

Classification · Remarks

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Orthorrhapha" (Brachycera excluding Aschiza and Schizophora))

Superfamily Asiloidea

Family Asilidae (Robber Flies)

Subfamily Asilinae

Genus Mallophora (Bee Killers)

Species fautrix (Mallophora fautrix)

Remarks

The only one of its genus in California.

Contributed by Herschel Raney on 4 April, 2006 - 10:43am
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason
Last updated 23 July, 2008 - 4:07pm

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