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 | |
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.
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):