Balaana

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Balaana

Genus of flies

Balaana is a genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae (bee-flies). There are about seven described species, including three from western Australia. These are robust and very hairy flies with a body length of 10–18 mm (0.4–0.7 in).[1]

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Species

These 11 species belong to the genus Balaana:[2][3][4][5]

  • Balaana abscondita Lambkin & Yeates, 2003
  • Balaana bicuspis Lambkin & Yeates, 2003
  • Balaana centrosa Lambkin & Yeates, 2003
  • Balaana efflatounbeyi (Paramonov, 1928)
  • Balaana gigantea Lambkin & Yeates, 2003
  • Balaana grandis (Wiedemann, 1820)
  • Balaana kingcascadensis Lambkin & Yeates, 2003
  • Balaana latelimbata (Bigot, 1892)
  • Balaana obliquebifasciata (Macquart, 1850)
  • Balaana onusta (Walker, 1852)
  • Balaana tamerlan (Portschinsky, 1887)

References

  1. [1]
    Hull, F. M. (1973). Bee flies of the world. The genera of the family Bombyliidae. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press. pp. 687 pp. ISBN 0-87474-131-9.
  2. [2]
    "Balaana". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  3. [3]
    "Balaana Lambkin & Yeates, 2003". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  4. [4]
    Márquez-Acero, Ángela Sabrina; Lambkin, Christine L; Lamas, Carlos José Einicker (2020). "Cladistic analysis of Ligyra sensu lato (Diptera: Bombyliidae), with description of a new genus". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 191 (3): 928–940. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa065.
  5. [5]
    Evenhuis, N.L.; Greathead, D.J. (2015). "World catalog of bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae)". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
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