Bee Killers, Mallophora bomboides (Wiedemann), Mallophora orcina (Wiedemann), and Malophora nigra Williston (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae)

Release Date: 7/13/2026

DOI: 10.32473/EDIS-in591-2004

Agriculture

Abstract

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

About this Publication

This document is EENY315 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular No. 366), one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date March 2004. Revised September 2009, August 2012, March 2013, October 2016, January 2023, and March 2026. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Steck, G. J. (1969). Bee Killers, Mallophora bomboides (Wiedemann), Mallophora orcina (Wiedemann), and Malophora nigra Williston (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae). EDIS, 2005(3). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in591-2004

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Gary John Steck

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University of Florida

taxonomic entomologist and curator: Diptera (Tephritidae) (also misc. minor orders), Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Division of Plant Industry, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, courtesy faculty, Department of Entomology and Nematology, specialty: insect systematics, biological control, ecology

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