Spheginobaccha
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. It is the only genus in the tribe Spheginobacchini.
Biology
Larvae are found in ant nests.Distribution
They are native to Africa and Asia.Species
The macropoda group :- Spheginobaccha aethusa
- Spheginobaccha chillcotti Thompson, 1974
- Spheginobaccha demeijerei van Doesburg, 1968
- Spheginobaccha duplex
- Spheginobaccha humeralis
- Spheginobaccha knutsoni Thompson, 1974
- Spheginobaccha lieftincki Doesburg, 1968
- Spheginobaccha macropoda
- Spheginobaccha melancholia Hull, 1937
- Spheginobaccha vandoesburgi Thompson, 1974
- Spheginobaccha dexioides Hull, 1944
- Spheginobaccha dubia Thompson, 1974
- Spheginobaccha pamela Thompson & Hauser, 2015
- Spheginobaccha rotundiceps
- Spheginobaccha stuckenbergi Thompson & Hauser, 2015
- Spheginobaccha perialla Thompson, 1974