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]
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^ abDoesburg, 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.