Allobaccha is a genus of hoverfly with a large number of species. It was originally created as a subgenus of Baccha. Many species have an elongated wasp like abdomen and adults as well as larvae are predators of soft-bodied Hemiptera.
Species
Species in the genus include:
- A. atra <small>(Van Doesburg, 1959)</small>
- A. basalis <small>(Walker, 1861)</small>
- A. bequaerti <small>(Curran, 1929)</small>
- A. denhoedi <small>(Van Doesburg, 1959)</small>
- A. flavipes <small>(Van Doesburg, 1959)</small>
- A. fumosa <small>Dirickx, 2010</small>
- A. inversa <small>(Curran, 1929)</small>
- A. liberia <small>(Curran, 1929)</small>
- A. loriae <small>(De Meijere, 1908)</small>
- A. macgregori <small>(Curran, 1929)</small>
- A. madecassa <small>Dirickx, 2010</small>
- A. mundula <small>(Van der Wulp, 1898)</small>
- A. nigroscutata <small>(Enderlein, 1938)</small>
- A. nitidithorax <small>(Curran, 1929)</small>
- A. obscura <small>Dirickx, 2010</small>
- A. purpuricola <small>(Walker, 1859)</small>
- A. rubella <small>(Van der Wulp, 1898)</small>
- A. sapphirina <small>(Wiedemann, 1830)</small>
- A. similis <small>Dirickx, 2010</small>
- A. subflava <small>Dirickx, 2010</small>
- A. pallida <small>(De Meijere, 1908)</small>
Allobaccha picta <small>(Wiedemann, 1830)</small> is a synonym of Copestylum pictum <small>(Wiedemann, 1830)</small>.
References
External links
- http://www.papua-insects.nl/insect%20orders/Diptera/Syrphoidea/Syrphoidea.htm