Mallota
For the village in Arcadia, Greece, see Mallota, Greece.
| Mallota | |
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| Mallota spp possibly cimbiciformis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Eristalinae |
| Tribe: | Eristalini |
| Genus: | Mallota Meigen, 1822 |
| Species | |
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>75 species | |
Mallota is a widely distributed Holarctic genus of hoverfly (a member of the fly family Syrphidae), well known for their bee-like appearance.
Species
- Mallota albipes Snow, 1895
- Mallota bautias (Walker, 1849)
- Mallota bequaerti Hull, 1956
- Mallota cimbiciformis (Fallén, 1817)
- Mallota dasyops (Wiedemann, 1819)
- Mallota dusmeti Andreu, 1925
- Mallota extrema (Loew, 1858)
- Mallota fuciformis (Fabricius, 1794)
- Mallota hirsuta Hull, 1941
- Mallota megilliformis (Fallén, 1817)
- Mallota meromacrimima Hull, 1941
- Mallota posticata (Fabricius, 1805)
- Mallota sackeni Williston, 1882
- Mallota tricolor Loew, 1871
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References
- Stubbs, Alan E. and Steven J. Falk (1983), British Hoverflies, an illustrated identification guide, British Entomological and Natural History Society. ISBN 0-9502891-9-1