Balaana
# 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 (0.4–0.7 in).

## 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)
