Ornithoctona
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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'
- Species group '2'
- Species group '3'
- (Leach, 1817)
- Species group '4'
- von Olfers, 1816
- Maa, 1963
References[]
- ^ Dick, C. W. (2006). "Checklist of World Hippoboscidae (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea)". Chicago: Department of Zoology, Field Museum of Natural History: 1–7pp. Cite journal requires
|journal=(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.
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- Parasites of birds
- Hippoboscidae
- Schizophora genera
- Taxa named by Paul Gustav Eduard Speiser
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