Baccha (hoverfly)

Baccha is a genus of hoverflies in the subfamily Syrphinae. They are typically moderate sized with wasp-like markings. Their larvae are predatory, often on aphids.[1][2][3]

Baccha
Female Baccha bequaerti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Family:
Syrphidae
Subfamily:
Syrphinae
Tribe:
Bacchini
Genus:
Baccha

Fabricius, 1805
Type species
Syrphus elongatus
Fabricius, 1775
Species
  • see text

Species
  • B. bistriatus Kohli, 1987
  • B. elongata (Fabricius, 1775)[4]
  • B. euryptera Violovitsh, 1976
  • B. laphrieformis Violovitsh, 1976
  • B. maculata Walker, 1852
  • B. nana Violovitsh, 1976
  • B. okadomaei Violovitsh, 1976
  • B. optata Violovitsh, 1976
  • B. perexilis Harris, 1776
  • B. sachalinica Violovitsh, 1976
  • B. shirakii Violovitsh, 1976
  • B. sibirica Violovitsh, 1976
  • B. strandi Duda, 1940

References
  1. http://bugguide.net/node/view/12646
  2. Stubbs, Alan E.; Falk, Steven J (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide (2nd ed.). London: British Entomological and Natural History Society. pp. 253, xvpp. ISBN 1-899935-03-7.
  3. Van Veen, M.P. (2004). Hoverflies of Northwest Europe, Identification Keys to the Syrphidae. Utrecht: KNNV Publishing. p. 254. ISBN 90-5011-199-8.
  4. Vockeroth, J. R. (1992). The Flower Flies of the Subfamily Syrphinae of Canada, Alaska, and Greenland (Diptera: Syrphidae). Part 18. The Insects and Arachnids of Canada (PDF). Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Government Pub Centre. pp. 1–456. ISBN 0-660-13830-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-15. Retrieved 2013-06-26.

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  1. Violovitsh, N.A. (1976). "Survey on species of genus Baccha Fabricius, 1805 (Diptera, Syrphidae) from the Palaearctic fauna". Nov. mal. vidy Faun. Sibir. (in Russian). 10: 130–154.
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