| Spheginobaccha | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Microdontinae |
| Genus: |
Spheginobaccha de Meijere, 1908 |
| Type species | |
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Sphegina macropoda Bigot, 1883 |
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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.
Larvae feed as scavengers in the nests of ants.
They are native to Africa (five species) and Asia (eight species).
The macropoda group (Asia):
The rotundiceps group (South Africa):
The perialla group (Malawi):
The ruginosa group (Madagascar):