Ornithomya
Ornithomya are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 29 known species.[1] All species are parasites of birds.[2]
| Ornithomya | |
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| Ornithomya avicularia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Hippoboscidae |
| Subfamily: | Ornithomyinae |
| Genus: | Ornithomya Latreille, 1802 |
Distribution
Ornithomya are found worldwide with the exception of Antarctica, however the largest number of species are found in South East Asia and Africa.[2]
Systematics
- Genus Ornithomya Latreille, 1802
- Species group 'a'
- Ornithomya alpicola Maa, 1975
- Ornithomya anchineuria Speiser, 1905
- Ornithomya apelta Maa, 1969
- Ornithomya avicularia (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Ornithomya bequaerti Maa, 1969
- Ornithomya candida Maa, 1967
- Ornithomya chloropus Bergroth, 1901
- Ornithomya fringillina Curtis, 1836
- Ornithomya fuscipennis Bigot, 1885
- Ornithomya gigantea Bear & Friedberg, 1995
- Ornithomya marginalis Maa, 1964
- Ornithomya medinalis Maa, 1975
- Ornithomya opposita Walker, 1849
- Ornithomya papillosa Maa, 1964
- Ornithomya parva Macquart, 1843
- Species group 'b'
- Ornithomya biloba Dufour, 1827
- Ornithomya cecropis Hutson, 1971
- Ornithomya comosa Kolenati, 1930
- Ornithomya fur Schiner, 1868
- Ornithomya inocellata Ferris, 1930
- Ornithomya roubaudi Séguy, 1938
- Species group 'c'
- Ornithomya ambigua Lutz, 1915
- Ornithomya hoffmannae Bequaert, 1954
- Species group 'd'
- Ornithomya rottensis (Statz, 1940) (fossil)
- Ornithomya areolata Maa, 1986
- Ornithomya clarki Paramonov, 1969
- Ornithomya greeni Maa, 1986
- Ornithomya rupes Hutson, 1981
- Ornithomya sorbens Hutson, 1971
References
- 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) - 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.
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