Biology:Hippobosca

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Short description: Genus of flies

Hippobosca
Hippobosca equina.jpg
Hippobosca equina
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Hippoboscidae
Tribe: Hippoboscini
Genus: Hippobosca
Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Hippobosca equina
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Zoomyia Bigot[1]

Hippobosca is a genus of flies in the family Hippoboscidae. There are seven known species. There are numerous synonyms.[2][3]

Distribution

The primary distribution is in Europe and parts of Asia and Africa. It has been introduced to other locations, though in some cases later eradicated by modern husbandry practices.[4]

Species

  • Species group 'a'
  • Species group 'b'
  • H. camelina Leach, 1817
  • Species group 'c'
  • H. hirsuta Austen, 1911
  • H. rufipes von Olfers, 1816
  • H. variegata Megerle, 1803

References

  1. J. Beguaert (1930). "Notes on Hippoboscidæ". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Cambridge Entomological Club) 32 (6): 266–277. doi:10.1155/1925/29374. http://psyche.entclub.org/pdf/32/32-266.pdf. 
  2. Hutson, A.M (1984). Diptera: Keds, flat-flies & bat-flies (Hippoboscidae & Nycteribiidae). Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. 10 pt 7. Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 84 pp. 
  3. 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. 
  4. "Hippobosca equina Linnaeus". CSIRO Entomology. 2004. http://www.ento.csiro.au/aicn/system/c_1203.htm. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3008644 entry