Spheginobaccha
| Spheginobaccha | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Microdontinae |
| Genus: | Spheginobaccha de Meijere, 1908 |
| Type species | |
| Sphegina macropoda Bigot, 1883 | |
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.[1]
Biology
Larvae feed as scavengers in the nests of ants.
Distribution
They are native to Africa (five species) and Asia (eight species).[1]
Species
The macropoda group (Asia):[2]
- 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):[2]
- Spheginobaccha rotundiceps (Loew, 1857)
- Spheginobaccha dexioides Hull, 1944
- Spheginobaccha dubia Thompson, 1974
The perialla group (Malawi):[2]
- Spheginobaccha perialla Thompson, 1974
The ruginosa group (Madagascar):
- Spheginobaccha ruginosa Dirickx, 1995
References
- 1 2 Cheng, Xin-Yue; Thompson, F. Christian (2008). "A generic conspectus of the Microdontinae (Diptera: Syrphidae) with the description of two new genera from Africa and China" (PDF Adobe Acrobat). Zootaxa (New Zealand: Magnolia Press) 1879: 21–48. ISSN 1175-5334. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
- 1 2 3 Thompson, F.C. (1974). "The genus Spheginobaccha de Meijere (Diptera: Syrphidae)". Transactions of the American Entomological Society 100: 255–287. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
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