''Mallota'' is a widely distributed
Holarctic
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genus
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of
hoverfly
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(a member of the
fly family
Syrphidae), well known for their
bee-like appearance.
Species
*''
M. albipes''
Snow, 1895
*''
M. bautias''
(Walker
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*Walker (surname)
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In the United States
*Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County
*Walker, Mono County, California ...
, 1849)
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M. bequaerti''
Hull, 1956
*''
M. cimbiciformis''
( Fallén, 1817)
*''
M. dasyops''
( Wiedemann, 1819)
*''
M. dusmeti''
Andreu, 1925
*''
M. extrema''
( Loew, 1858)
*''
M. fuciformis''
( Fabricius, 1794)
*''
M. hirsuta''
Hull, 1941
*''
M. megilliformis''
( Fallén, 1817)
*''
M. meromacrimima''
Hull, 1941
*''
M. posticata''
( Fabricius, 1805)
*''
M. sackeni''
Williston, 1882
*''
M. tricolor''
Loew, 1871
References
* Stubbs, Alan E. and Steven J. Falk (1983), ''British Hoverflies, an illustrated identification guide'',
British Entomological and Natural History Society
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.
{{Taxonbar, from=Q1758369
Diptera of Europe
Hoverfly genera
Eristalinae
Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen