''Exallandra'' is a subgenus of
hoverflies
Hover flies, also called flower flies or syrphid flies, 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, whi ...
in the subfamily
Syrphinae
The Syrphinae constitute one of the three subfamilies of the fly family Syrphidae. Most larvae of this subfamily feed on aphids. It is a monophyletic group with more than 1,600 species.
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, within the genus ''
Sphaerophoria
''Sphaerophoria '' is a genus of hoverflies.
Species Subgenus '' Exallandra''
* '' Sphaerophoria cinctifacies'' (Speiser, 1910)
* '' Sphaerophoria loewii'' Zetterstedt, 1843 Subgenus ''Loveridgeana''
*''Sphaerophoria beattiei'' (Doesburg and Doe ...
''.
[Ximo Mengual, Gunilla Ståhls & Jeffrey H. Skevington (2021) Life on an island: the phylogenetic placement of ''Loveridgeana'' and Afrotropical ''Sphaerophoria'' (Diptera: Syrphidae) inferred from molecular characters, Systematics and Biodiversity, 19:1, 22-53, DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2020.1795743]
Species
* ''
Sphaerophoria cinctifacies
''Sphaerophoria '' is a genus of hoverflies.
Species Subgenus '' Exallandra''
* '' Sphaerophoria cinctifacies'' (Speiser, 1910)
* ''Sphaerophoria loewii'' Zetterstedt, 1843 Subgenus ''Loveridgeana''
*''Sphaerophoria beattiei'' (Doesburg and Does ...
''
(Speiser, 1910)
* ''
Sphaerophoria loewii
''Sphaerophoria loewii'' is a Palearctic hoverfly. Identification is problematic and this species is little known.
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Zetterstedt, 1843
References
Syrphini
Diptera of Africa
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