Olfersia (fly)
Olfersia | |
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Olfersia fumipennis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Hippoboscidae |
Subfamily: | Ornithomyinae |
Genus: | Olfersia Leach, 1817 |
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Olfersia is a genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. The genus was erected by William Elford Leach in 1817. There are seven known species,[1] and all are parasites of birds.[2]
Distribution[]
Olfersia are found worldwide with the exception of Australia, but are most abundant in North and Central America.[2]
Systematics[]
- Genus Olfersia Leach, 1817
- Species group 'a'
- Bigot, 1885
- Species group 'b'
- Macquart, 1847
- Macquart, 1843
- (J. Sahlberg, 1886)
- Species group 'c'
- C. G. Thompson, 1869
- (Leach, 1817)
- Species group 'd'
- van der Wulp, 1903
References[]
- ^ Dick, C. W. (2006). "Checklist of World Hippoboscidae (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea)". Chicago: Department of Zoology, Field Museum of Natural History: 1–7. Cite journal requires
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(help) - ^ a b 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.
Categories:
- Hippoboscidae
- Parasites of birds
- Schizophora genera
- Taxa named by William Elford Leach
- Hippoboscoidea stubs
- Parasitic insect stubs