| Hippobosca | |
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| Hippobosca equina | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Hippoboscidae |
| Tribe: | Hippoboscini |
| Genus: | Hippobosca Linnaeus, 1758 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Hippobosca equina | |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
Hippobosca is a genus of flies in the family Hippoboscidae, with seven known species. There are numerous synonyms. [6] [7]
The primary distribution of Hippobosca is in Europe and parts of Asia and Africa. It has been introduced to other locations, although in some cases it has been later eradicated by modern husbandry practices. [8]
Hippoboscidae, the louse flies or keds, are obligate parasites of mammals and birds. In this family, the winged species can fly at least reasonably well, though others with vestigial or no wings are flightless and highly apomorphic. As usual in their superfamily Hippoboscoidea, most of the larval development takes place within the mother's body, and pupation occurs almost immediately.
Lipoptena cervi, the deer ked or deer fly, is a species of biting fly in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. These flies are commonly encountered in temperate areas of Europe, Siberia, and northern China. They have been introduced to North America. They are parasites of elk, deer, and other deer family members, burrowing through the fur and sucking the blood of the host animals. Adults are only 5–7 mm (0.20–0.28 in) in length and brownish in colour. Their bodies are flat and elastic, making their removal difficult. L. cervi is a poor flier and can only fly for short distances. Once the insect reaches its target, it sheds its wings and starts burrowing through the fur.
Lipoptena is a genus of flies in the family Hippoboscidae, known as louse flies or keds
Crataerina is a genus of louse flies in the family Hippoboscidae. All are parasites of birds, feeding on the blood of various species of Apodidae (swifts) and Hirundinidae. The genus is sometimes spelled Craterina.
Hippoboscinae is a subfamily of the fly family Hippoboscidae. All are parasitic, and unlike some other members of the Hippoboscidae, all Hippoboscinae are winged species.
Hippobosca equina, also known as the forest fly or New Forest fly, is a biting fly from the family Hippoboscidae. They are blood-feeding ectoparasites of primarily horses and other large mammals including cattle. It is a permanently fully winged fly, not shedding its wings on finding its host, as in some other Hippoboscidae. With its wings retained, it may thus fly away from its host to deposit its larvae. They are good fliers.
Melophagus is a genus of flies in the family Hippoboscidae. All are wingless.
Trichodura is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Tephritis is a genus of flies. It contains around 170 described species, making it the sixth largest genus in the family Tephritidae. Many more undescribed species are known from specimen collections. Tephritis occur throughout much of the world, but most are Palearctic. They can be found in a wide range of climate types, from hot semidesert to tundra. Most species inhabit the inflorescences of plants from several tribes in the family Asteraceae, and a few species cause galls to form.
Odontomyia is a genus of soldier flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Clitellaria ephippium is a species of soldier fly belonging to the family Stratiomyidae.
Hippobosca longipennis, the dog fly, louse fly, or blind fly, is a blood-feeding parasite mostly infesting carnivores. The species name "longipennis" means "long wings". Its bites can be painful and result in skin irritation, it is an intermediate host for the canine and hyaenid filarial parasite Dipetalonema dracunculoides, "and it may also be a biological or mechanical vector for other pathogens".
Stratiomys is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Panopinae is a subfamily of small-headed flies (Acroceridae). Their larvae are endoparasites of spiders in the infraorder Mygalomorphae.
Pterodontia is a genus of small-headed flies. There are at least 20 described species in Pterodontia.
Pterodontia flavipes is a species of small-headed flies. Adult males are 5.5–10.5 mm in size, while adult females are 5–9 mm. The larvae are thought to enter their host spiders at the leg articulations. First instar larvae of the species have also been recorded attacking the mites Podothrombium and Abrolophus.
Ptilocera is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Ancala is a genus of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.
Hippobosca rufipes is a species of fly in the family Hippoboscidae. It is found in southern Africa.
Hippobosca variegata is a species of fly in the family Hippoboscidae.
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