title: Balaana
text: # 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)
  