''Balaana'' is a genus of

flies Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwin ...

belonging to the family

Bombyliidae The Bombyliidae are a family of flies, commonly known as bee flies. Some are colloquially known as bomber flies. Adults generally feed on nectar and pollen, some being important pollinators. Larvae are mostly parasitoids of other insects. Over ...

(bee-flies). There are about seven described species, including three from western

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

. These are robust and very hairy flies with a body length of .

Species

These 11 species belong to the genus ''Balaana'': * '' 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

Bombyliidae Diptera of Australasia Bombyliidae genera {{Bombyliidae-stub