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Spheginobaccha

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Spheginobaccha is a genus of hoverflies, with 15 known species.[1] The genus is readily separated from other microdons by the incomplete metathoracic bridge, round/oval basoflagellomere, occiput with a dorsolateral crease, and other characters.[2] It is the only genus in the tribe Spheginobacchini.[3]

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Biology

Larvae are found in ant nests.

Distribution

They are native to Africa (five species) and Asia (eight species).[2]

Species

The macropoda group (Asia):[4]

  • Spheginobaccha aethusa (Walker, 1849)
  • Spheginobaccha chillcotti Thompson, 1974[4]
  • Spheginobaccha demeijerei van Doesburg, 1968
  • Spheginobaccha duplex (Walker, 1857)
  • Spheginobaccha humeralis (Sack, 1926)
  • Spheginobaccha knutsoni Thompson, 1974[4]
  • Spheginobaccha lieftincki Doesburg, 1968
  • Spheginobaccha macropoda (Bigot, 1883)
  • Spheginobaccha melancholia Hull, 1937
  • Spheginobaccha vandoesburgi Thompson, 1974[4]

The rotundiceps group (South Africa):[4]

  • Spheginobaccha dexioides Hull, 1944
  • Spheginobaccha dubia Thompson, 1974[4]
  • Spheginobaccha pamela Thompson & Hauser, 2015[5]
  • Spheginobaccha rotundiceps (Loew, 1857)
  • Spheginobaccha stuckenbergi Thompson & Hauser, 2015[5]

The perialla group (Malawi):[4]

The ruginosa group (Madagascar):

  • Spheginobaccha ruginosa Dirickx, 1995[6]

References

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