Biology:Ornithoctona

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Ornithoctona
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Ornithoctona

Speiser, 1902
Type species
Ornithomya erythrocephala
Leach, 1817
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Ornithoctona are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 12 known species.[1] All species are parasites of birds.[2]

Distribution

Ornithoctona are found worldwide with the exception of Antarctica.[2]

Systematics

  • Genus Ornithoctona Speiser, 1902
  • Species group '1'
  • Ornithoctona australaisiae (Fabricius, 1805)
  • Ornithoctona fusciventris Wiedemann, 1830
  • Ornithoctona hulahula Maa, 1969
  • Ornithoctona idonea Falcoz, 1929
  • Ornithoctona laticornis (Macquart, 1935)
  • Ornithoctona oxycera Falcoz, 1929
  • Ornithoctona soror Ferris, 1926
  • Species group '2'
  • Ornithoctona nitens Bigot, 1885
  • Ornithoctona orizabae Bequaert, 1954
  • Species group '3'
  • Ornithoctona erythrocephala (Leach, 1817)
  • Species group '4'
  • Ornithoctona plicata von Olfers, 1816
  • Ornithoctona rugicornis Maa, 1963

References

  1. Dick, C. W. (2006). Checklist of World Hippoboscidae (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea).. Chicago: Department of Zoology, Field Museum of Natural History. pp. 1–7pp. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 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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