Microlynchia

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Microlynchia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Hippoboscidae
Subfamily: Ornithomyinae
Genus: Microlynchia
Lutz, 1915
Type species
Lynchia pusilla
Speiser, 1902
Species

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Microlynchia is a genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are four known species. [1] All species are parasites of birds. [2] Microlynchia differs from Pseudolynchia in the presence of minute ocelli and a differently shaped scutellum. [3]

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Distribution

Found throughout North and Central America, and parts of South America, Galápagos Islands. [2]

Systematics

  • Species group 'a'
  • Species group 'b'

References

  1. ↑ Dick, C. W. (2006). "Checklist of World Hippoboscidae (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea)". Chicago: Department of Zoology, Field Museum of Natural History: 1–7.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. 1 2 Maa, T. C. (1969). "A Revised Checklist and Concise Host Index of Hippoboscidae (Diptera)". Pacific Insects Monograph . 20. Honolulu: Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii: 261–299.
  3. ↑ J. Beguaert (1930). "Notes on Hippoboscidæ" (PDF). Psyche: A Journal of Entomology . 32 (6). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Cambridge Entomological Club: 266–277. doi: 10.1155/1925/29374 .


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