Spheginobaccha
Introduction '''''Spheginobaccha''''' is a genus of hoverflies, with 15 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.
Biology Larvae are found in ant nests.
Distribution They are native to Africa (five species) and Asia (eight species).
Species The ''macropoda'' group (Asia):*''S. aethusa'' (Walker, 1849)*''S. chillcotti'' Thompson, 1974*''S. demeijerei'' van Doesburg, 1968*''S. duplex'' (Walker, 1857)*''S. humeralis'' (Sack, 1926)*''S. knutsoni'' Thompson, 1974*''S. lieftincki'' Doesburg, 1968*''S. macropoda'' (Bigot, 1883)*''S. melancholia'' Hull, 1937*''S. vandoesburgi'' Thompson, 1974The ''rotundiceps'' group (South Africa):*''S. dexioides'' Hull, 1944*''S. dubia'' Thompson, 1974*''S. pamela'' Thompson & Hauser, 2015*''S. rotundiceps'' (Loew, 1857)*''S. stuckenbergi'' Thompson & Hauser, 2015The ''perialla'' group (Malawi):*''S. perialla'' Thompson, 1974The ''ruginosa'' group (Madagascar):*''S. ruginosa'' Dirickx, 1995
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