Sphaerophoria beattiei

Sphaerophoria beattiei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Genus:	Sphaerophoria
Species:	S. beattiei
Binomial name
	Sphaerophoria beattiei; (Doesburg and Doesburg, 1977)

Sphaerophoria beattiei is a species of hoverfly belonging to the genus Sphaerophoria. It is endemic to the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic.^[1] It was originally considered the only member of the genus Loveridgeana^[1] but was found to be nested within Sphaerophoria in a DNA based phylogenetic analysis. It is most closely related to species found in South Africa.^[2] Almost nothing is known of its biology other than it pollinated now extinct flora on Saint Helena including the Saint Helena olive.^[2]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Doesburg, P.H. van (Sr.); Doesburg, P.H. van (Jr.) (1977). "La Faune terrestre de l'Ile de Sainte-Hélène, Volume 13, Fam. Syrphidae". Annales Mus r Afr cent (Ser 8 Sci zool). 215: 63–74.
^ ^a ^b Mengual, Ximo; Ståhls, Gunilla; Skevington, Jeffrey H. (2021-01-02). "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. ISSN 1477-2000.

[Doesburg1977-1] Doesburg, P.H. van (Sr.); Doesburg, P.H. van (Jr.) (1977). "La Faune terrestre de l'Ile de Sainte-Hélène, Volume 13, Fam. Syrphidae". Annales Mus r Afr cent (Ser 8 Sci zool). 215: 63–74.

[:0-2] Mengual, Ximo; Ståhls, Gunilla; Skevington, Jeffrey H. (2021-01-02). "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. ISSN 1477-2000.

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