Sphaerophoria beattiei
Species of hoverfly
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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, along with three other 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]
| Sphaerophoria beattiei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Sphaerophoria |
| Species: | S. beattiei |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphaerophoria beattiei (Doesburg and Doesburg, 1977) | |
