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 .
Species
These 11 species belong to the genus Balaana:
- Balaana abscondita <small>Lambkin & Yeates, 2003</small>
- Balaana bicuspis <small>Lambkin & Yeates, 2003</small>
- Balaana centrosa <small>Lambkin & Yeates, 2003</small>
- Balaana efflatounbeyi <small>(Paramonov, 1928)</small>
- Balaana gigantea <small>Lambkin & Yeates, 2003</small>
- Balaana grandis <small>(Wiedemann, 1820)</small>
- Balaana kingcascadensis <small>Lambkin & Yeates, 2003</small>
- Balaana latelimbata <small>(Bigot, 1892)</small>
- Balaana obliquebifasciata <small>(Macquart, 1850)</small>
- Balaana onusta <small>(Walker, 1852)</small>
- Balaana tamerlan <small>(Portschinsky, 1887)</small>
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