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Genus: | Spheginobaccha
Meijere, 1908
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Sphegina macropoda
Bigot, 1883
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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]
Larvae are found in ant nests.
They are native to Africa (five species) and Asia (eight species). [2]
The macropoda group (Asia): [3]
The rotundiceps group (South Africa): [3]
The perialla group (Malawi): [3]
The ruginosa group (Madagascar):
Spheginobaccha | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
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Subfamily: | |
Tribe: | |
Genus: | Spheginobaccha
Meijere, 1908
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Type species | |
Sphegina macropoda
Bigot, 1883
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Synonyms | |
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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]
Larvae are found in ant nests.
They are native to Africa (five species) and Asia (eight species). [2]
The macropoda group (Asia): [3]
The rotundiceps group (South Africa): [3]
The perialla group (Malawi): [3]
The ruginosa group (Madagascar):