Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hippoboscidae Rank Genus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Diptera Subfamily Hippoboscinae | |
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Struthibosca is a genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There is only one known species, Struthibosca struthionis . It is a parasite of Ostrichs.
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Distribution
It is found in Entire Southern Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya.
Hosts
They are only found on Ostrich (Struthio camelus).
Systematics
References
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