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Allobosca

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Hippoboscidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Diptera

Subfamily
  
Ornithomyinae

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Allobosca is a genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There is only one known species, Allobosca crassipes . It is a parasite of lemurs. It has only rudimentary wings.

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Distribution

It is only found in Madagascar.

Hosts

Black lemur (Eulemur macaco), red-bellied lemur (Eulemur rubriventer), weasel sportive lemur (Lepilemur mustelinus), eastern woolly lemur (Avahi laniger), diademed sifaka (Propithecus diadema).

Systematics

  • Allobosca crassipes Speiser, 1899
  • References

    Allobosca Wikipedia