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Spheginobaccha

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Syrphidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Diptera

Subfamily
  
Microdontinae

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Spheginobaccha is a genus of hoverflies, with 13 known species. The genus is readily separated from other microdons by the incomplete metathoracic bridge, round/oval basoflagellomere, occiput with a dorsolateral crease, and other characters.

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Biology

Larvae feed as scavengers in the nests of ants.

Distribution

They are native to Africa (five species) and Asia (eight species).

Species

The macropoda group (Asia):

  • Spheginobaccha macropoda (Bigot, 1883)
  • Spheginobaccha demeijerei van Doesburg, 1968
  • Spheginobaccha duplex (Walker, 1857)
  • Spheginobaccha knutsoni Thompson, 1974
  • Spheginobaccha melancholia Hull, 1937
  • Spheginobaccha vandoesburgi Thompson, 1974
  • Spheginobaccha chillcotti Thompson, 1974
  • Spheginobaccha aethusa (Walker, 1849)

    • The rotundiceps group (South Africa):

  • Spheginobaccha rotundiceps (Loew, 1857)
  • Spheginobaccha dexioides Hull, 1944
  • Spheginobaccha dubia Thompson, 1974

    • The perialla group (Malawi):

  • Spheginobaccha perialla Thompson, 1974

    • The ruginosa group (Madagascar):

  • Spheginobaccha ruginosa Dirickx, 1995

    • References

    Spheginobaccha Wikipedia
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