Ornithophila

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Ornithophila
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Hippoboscidae
Subfamily: Ornithomyinae
Genus: Ornithophila
Rondani, 1879
Type species
Ornithomyia metallica
Schiner, 1864
Species

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Synonyms

Ornithophila are a genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are two known species. [2] Both species are parasites of birds. [3]

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Distribution

Ornithophila are found worldwide with the exception of the Americas and Antarctica. [3]

Systematics

References

  1. ↑ Maa, T. C. (1963). "Genera and species of Hippoboscidae (Diptera) : types, synonymy, habitats and natural groupings". Pacific Insects Monograph . 6. Honolulu: Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii: 1–186pp.
  2. ↑ Dick, C. W. (2006). "Checklist of World Hippoboscidae (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea)". Chicago: Department of Zoology, Field Museum of Natural History: 1–7pp.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. 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: 261–299pp.


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