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Species Mallophora atra - Black Bee Killer

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon (Orthorrhapha)
Superfamily Asiloidea
Family Asilidae (Robber Flies)
Subfamily Asilinae
Genus Mallophora (Bee Killers)
Species atra (Black Bee Killer)
Explanation of Names
Mallophora atra Macquart 1834
Range
FL to Argentina & Chile(1)
Works Cited
1.Information on robber flies, compiled by F. Geller-Grimm
Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 28 July, 2006 - 2:41pm
Additional contributions by hraney, v belov
Last updated 8 March, 2015 - 12:17pm

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