Icosta

Icosta are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 52 known species, making it the largest Hippoboscid genus.[1] All species are parasites of birds.[2]

Icosta
Icosta sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Hippoboscidae
Subfamily:	Ornithomyinae
Genus:	Icosta Speiser, 1905
Synonyms
Ornithoponus Aldrich, 1923 good as subgenus Olfersia Say 1823

Distribution

Worldwide, excluding Antarctica.[2]

Systematics

• Genus Icosta Speiser, 1905

• Subgenus Ardmoeca

• I. albipennis (Say, 1823)
• I. ardae ardae (Macquart, 1835)

• I. ardae botaurinorum (Swenk, 1916)

• I. holoptera holoptera (Lutz, 1915)

• I. holoptera omnisetosa Maa, 1969

• I. macclurei Maa, 1969
• I. massonnati (Falcoz, 1926)
• I. schoutedeni (Bequaert, 1945)

• Subgenus Gypoeca

• I. meda (Maa, 1963)

• Subgenus Icosta

• I. acromialis acromialis (Speiser, 1904)

• I. acromialis tuberculata (Ferris, 1927)

• I. bicorna (Ferris, 1927)
• I. bucerotina Maa, 1969
• I. chalcolampra (Speiser, 1904)
• I. coalescens (Maa, 1964)
• I. corvina Maa, 1969
• I. diluta Maa, 1969
• I. dioxyrhina (Speiser, 1904)
• I. elbeli Maa, 1969
• I. fenestella Maa, 1969
• I. humilis Maa, 1969
• I. jactatrix Maa, 1969
• I. longipalpis (Macquart, 1835)
• I. malagasii Maa, 1969
• I. mecorrhina (Maa, 1964)
• I. plana (Walker, 1861)
• I. recessa (Maa, 1964)
• I. samoana (Ferris, 1927)
• I. spinosa Maa, 1969
• I. subdentata Maa, 1969
• I. tarsata Maa, 1969
• I. trita (Speiser, 1905)
• I. wenzeli Maa, 1969

• Subgenus Ornithoponus Aldrich, 1923

• I. americana (Leach, 1817)
• I. angustifrons (van der Wulp, 1903)
• I. antica Maa, 1969
• I. australica (Paramonov, 1954)
• I. dukei (Austen, 1911)
• I. hirsuta (Ferris, 1927)
• I. latifacies (Bequaert, 1955)
• I. lonchurae Maa, 1969
• I. maquilingensis (Ferris, 1924)
• I. minor (Bigot in Thomson, 1858)
• I. nigra (Perty, 1833)
• I. papulata Maa, 1969
• I. parallelifrons (Speiser, 1902)
• I. paramonovi Maa, 1969
• I. plaumanni (Bequaert, 1943)
• I. rufiventris (Bigot, 1885)
• I. sensilis sensilis Maa, 1969

• I. sensilis reducta Maa, 1969

• I. simplex (Walker, 1861)
• I. suvaensis (Bequaert, 1941)
• I. tripelta (Maa, 1964)
• I. zumpti (Maa, 1964)

• Subgenus Rhyponotum

• I. pilosa (Macquart, 1843)

References

1. Dick, C. W. (2006). "Checklist of World Hippoboscidae (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea)". Chicago: Department of Zoology, Field Museum of Natural History: 1–7pp. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
2. Maa, T. C. (1969). "A Revised Checklist and Concise Host Index of Hippoboscidae (Diptera)". Pacific Insects Monograph. Honolulu: Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii. 20: 261–299pp.