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Ornithoctona

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Hippoboscidae

Scientific name
  
Ornithoctona

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Diptera

Subfamily
  
Ornithomyinae

Rank
  
Genus

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Ornithoctona are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are 12 known species. All species are parasites of birds.

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Distribution

Ornithoctona are found worldwide with the exception of Antarctica.

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

    Ornithoctona Wikipedia
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