Balaana

Balaana is a genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae (bee-flies). There are about seven described species, including three from western Australia. These are robust and very hairy flies with a body length of 10 - 18 mm.

Species
These 11 species belong to the genus Balaana:
 * Balaana abscondita Lambkin & Yeates, 2003
 * Balaana bicuspis Lambkin & Yeates, 2003
 * Balaana centrosa Lambkin & Yeates, 2003
 * Balaana efflatounbeyi (Paramonov, 1928)
 * Balaana gigantea Lambkin & Yeates, 2003
 * Balaana grandis (Wiedemann, 1820)
 * Balaana kingcascadensis Lambkin & Yeates, 2003
 * Balaana latelimbata (Bigot, 1892)
 * Balaana obliquebifasciata (Macquart, 1850)
 * Balaana onusta (Walker, 1852)
 * Balaana tamerlan (Portschinsky, 1887)