| Crataerina hirundinis | |
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| Stenepteryx hirundinis in British Entomology | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Hippoboscidae |
| Genus: | Crataerina |
| Species: | C. hirundinis |
| Binomial name | |
| Crataerina hirundinis (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
| Synonyms | |
Stenepteryx hirundinis (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
Crataerina hirundinis is a species of flies belonging to the family Hippoboscidae. It was formerly placed in its own genus, Stenepteryx.
It is found in the Palearctic. [1] [2] [3]
This louse fly is known to be an ectoparasite on the house martin. [4]
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