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''Allobaccha'' is a
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
hoverfly Hoverflies, also called flower flies or syrphids, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, while the l ...
with a large number of species. It was originally created as a
subgenus In biology, a subgenus ( subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus. In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between the ge ...
of ''
Baccha ''Baccha'' is a genus of hoverflies in the subfamily Syrphinae. They are typically moderate sized with wasp-like bodies. Their larvae are predatory, often on aphids. Description This genus is extremely slender with a club shaped abdomen that is ...
''. 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'' (Van Doesburg, 1959) *'' A. basalis'' (
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, 1861)
*'' A. bequaerti'' ( Curran, 1929) *'' A. denhoedi'' (Van Doesburg, 1959) *'' A. flavipes'' (Van Doesburg, 1959) *'' A. fumosa'' Dirickx, 2010 *'' A. inversa'' ( Curran, 1929) *'' A. liberia'' ( Curran, 1929) *'' A. loriae'' (De Meijere, 1908) *'' A. macgregori'' ( Curran, 1929) *'' A. madecassa'' Dirickx, 2010 *'' A. mundula'' ( Van der Wulp, 1898) *'' A. nigroscutata'' ( Enderlein, 1938) *'' A. nitidithorax'' ( Curran, 1929) *'' A. obscura'' Dirickx, 2010 *'' A. purpuricola'' (
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, 1859)
*'' A. rubella'' ( Van der Wulp, 1898) *'' A. sapphirina'' ( Wiedemann, 1830) *'' A. similis'' Dirickx, 2010 *'' A. subflava'' Dirickx, 2010 *'' A. pallida'' (De Meijere, 1908) ''Allobaccha picta'' (Wiedemann, 1830) is a synonym of '' Copestylum pictum'' (Wiedemann, 1830).


References


External links

* http://www.papua-insects.nl/insect%20orders/Diptera/Syrphoidea/Syrphoidea.htm {{Taxonbar, from1=Q4033777 Syrphini Diptera of Asia Diptera of Australasia Diptera of Africa Hoverfly genera Taxa named by Charles Howard Curran