Allobaccha Explained

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 (Van Doesburg, 1959)
• A. basalis (Walker, 1861)
• A. bequaerti (Curran, 1929)^[1]
• A. denhoedi (Van Doesburg, 1959)
• A. flavipes (Van Doesburg, 1959)
• A. fumosa Dirickx, 2010^[2]
• A. inversa (Curran, 1929)^[1]
• A. liberia (Curran, 1929)^[1]
• A. loriae (De Meijere, 1908)
• A. macgregori (Curran, 1929)^[3]
• A. madecassa Dirickx, 2010^[2]
• A. mundula (Van der Wulp, 1898)
• A. nigroscutata (Enderlein, 1938)^[2]
• A. nitidithorax (Curran, 1929)^[1]
• A. obscura Dirickx, 2010^[2]
• A. purpuricola (Walker, 1859)
• A. rubella (Van der Wulp, 1898)
• A. sapphirina (Wiedemann, 1830)
• A. similis Dirickx, 2010^[2]
• A. subflava Dirickx, 2010^[2]
• A. pallida (De Meijere, 1908)

Allobaccha picta (Wiedemann, 1830) is a synonym of Copestylum pictum (Wiedemann, 1830).

External links

• http://www.papua-insects.nl/insect%20orders/Diptera/Syrphoidea/Syrphoidea.htm

Notes and References

1. Curran . C.H. . Nineteen new Diptera from Africa . American Museum Novitates . 1929 . 340 . 15 . 5 July 2021.
2. Henri G.. Dirickx. 2010. Notes sur le genre Allobaccha Curran, 1928 (Diptera, Syrphidae) à Madagascar avec descriptions de cinq nouvelles espèces. Notes on the genus Allobaccha Curran, 1928 (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Madagascar, with descriptions of five new species. Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 117. 2. 213–233. French.
3. Curran . C.H. . New Syrphidae and Tachinidae. . Annals of the Entomological Society of America . 1929 . 22 . 3 . 489–510. 10.1093/aesa/22.3.489 .