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Taxonomy of Family Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819
Keds, Louse Flies, Louse Fly


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
412
22844
306890
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
178
15959
203753
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
126
11579
137184
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
116
10251
111672
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
25
6028
55198
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Hippoboscoidea
Samouelle, 1819
4
153
2588
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyHippoboscidae
Samouelle, 1819
Keds, Louse Flies, Louse Fly
106
2215
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819
SubfamilyHippoboscinae
Brues & Melander, 1932
21
501
Genera
Species
SubfamilyLepopteninae
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyLipopteninae
Speiser, 1908
  ⇒ Lipoptenini
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyNycteribiinae
Westwood, 1835
Bat flies
6
356
Genera
Species
SubfamilyOrnithomyiinae
Speiser, 1908
2
96
Genera
Species
SubfamilyOrnithomyinae
Bigot, 1853
  ⇒ Ornithomyini
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyStreblinae
Bat flies
7
131
Genera
Species
GenusAcrocholidia
Kolenati, 1857
  ⇒ Nycteribia
1Species
GenusAnapera
Meigen, 1830
3Species
GenusArdmoeca
Maa, 1969
1Species
GenusArocholidia
1Species
GenusAustrulfersia
Bequeart, 1953
0Species
GenusBrachitarsina
1Species
GenusBrachyotheca
Maa, 1962
1Species
GenusBrachypteromia
Aldrich, 1907
  ⇒ Brachypteromyia
0Species
GenusBrachypteromyia
Williston, 1896
  ⇒ Myiophthiria
2Species
GenusBrachyptomyia
Speiser, 1907
  ⇒ Brachypteromyia
0Species
GenusCeleripes
Montagu, 1813
  ⇒ Phthiridium
1Species
GenusChelidomyia
Rondani, 1879
  ⇒ Crataerina
2Species
GenusConotibia
1Species
GenusCrataerhina
Speiser, 1900
0Species
GenusCrataerrhina
Bezzi in Becker-Kertész, 1905
0Species
GenusCraterina
Olfers, 1816
  ⇒ Crataerina
3Species
GenusDickia
2Species
GenusEchestypus
Speiser, 1910
2Species
GenusEornithoica
Nel, Garrouste & Engel, 2023
1Species
GenusEremoctenia
Scott, 1917
1Species
GenusEuctenodes
Waterhouse, 1879
5Species
GenusFeronia
Leach, 1817
  ⇒ Poecilus (Poecilus)
918Species
GenusGuimaraesia
Schuurmans Stekhoven, 1951
  ⇒ Basilia
1Species
GenusGypoeca
Maa, 1969
0Species
GenusHaemabora
Zetterstedt, 1855
0Species
GenusHaemobora
Nitzsch, 1818
  ⇒ Ornithobia
1Species
GenusHippoboscus
Gray, 1832
  ⇒ Hippobosca
0Species
GenusHypostata
Gistl, 1848
  ⇒ Olfersia
0Species
GenusHyppobosca
Guérin-Ménéville in Duperry, 1831
  ⇒ Hippobosca
1Species
GenusKesselia
Curran, 1934
  ⇒ Trichobius
1Species
GenusLemosia
Pessôa & Ayrosa Galvão, 1936
1Species
GenusLepopteryx
Speiser, 1900
1Species
GenusLeptoptena
Walker, 1849
  ⇒ Lipoptena
0Species
GenusLeptoptenys
Schiner, 1868
  ⇒ Lipoptena
0Species
GenusLeptotaena
Blanchard, 1840
  ⇒ Lipoptena
0Species
GenusLipoptera
Siebold, 1845
  ⇒ Lipoptena
0Species
GenusLipotena
Latreille in Cuvier, 1829
  ⇒ Lipoptena
0Species
GenusLipotepna
Latreille in Cuvier, 1829
  ⇒ Lipoptena
0Species
GenusLiptotena
Nitzsch, 1818
1Species
GenusListropoda
Kolenati, 1857
0Species
GenusListropodia
Kolenati, 1863
9Species
GenusLobolepis
Maa, 1966
0Species
GenusLynchia
Weyenbergh, 1881
  ⇒ Stilbometopa
69Species
GenusMellophagus
Hofmann, 1834
  ⇒ Melophagus
0Species
GenusMelophaga
Wiedemann, 1830
  ⇒ Melophagus
2Species
GenusNycteribosca
Speiser, 1899
  ⇒ Brachytarsina
26Species
GenusOrnitheza
Speiser, 1902
  ⇒ Ornithophila
3Species
GenusOrnithobia
Nitzsch, 1818
  ⇒ Haemobora
2Species
GenusOrnithoeca
Kirby, 1880
0Species
GenusOrnithopertha
Speiser, 1902
1Species
GenusOrnithoponus
Aldrich, 1923
  ⇒ Lynchia
3Species
GenusOrnithymia
Bezzi in Becker-Kertész, 1905
  ⇒ Ornithomya
0Species
GenusOrthulfersia
Speiser, 1902
0Species
GenusOxycephalus
Bigot, 1860
0Species
GenusOxypterum
Leach, 1817
  ⇒ Crataerina
1Species
GenusParacyclopodia
1Species
GenusPhalcophila
Wenzel, 1976
1Species
GenusPseudelytromyia
Ribeiro, 1907
  ⇒ Basilia
1Species
GenusPseudolfersia
Coquillett, 1899
  ⇒ Olfersia
4Species
GenusPseudolynchus
2Species
GenusPseudornithomyia
Lutz, Neiva & Da Costa Lima, 1915
1Species
GenusPterellipsis
Coquillett, 1899
3Species
GenusRaymondioides
Jobling, 1954
1Species
GenusRhyponotum
Maa, 1969
0Species
GenusSpeiserella
2Species
GenusStenepteryx
Leach, 1817
  ⇒ Crataerina
3Species
GenusStruthiobosca
1Species
GenusStylidia
Westwood, 1840
  ⇒ Phthiridium
36Species
GenusTripselia
Scott, 1917
  ⇒ Basilia
6Species
GenusZoomyia
Bigot, 1885
0Species

Synonyms
Streblidae (Kolenati, 1863)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Hippoboscidae
GermanLausfliegen
EnglishKeds, Louse Flies, Louse Fly
DutchLuisvliegen
DanishLusefluer
SwedishLusflugor
FinnishTäikärpäset, Täikärpäsiin
NorwegianLusfluer


Distribution and Species lists of Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819
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Afghanistan
7 Genera  18 Species
Algeria
3 Genera  6 Species
Angola
5 Genera  8 Species
Argentina
16 Genera  47 Species
Australia
21 Genera  69 Species
Austria
4 Genera  5 Species
Bahamas
3 Genera  4 Species
Belarus
1 Genus  1 Species
Belgium
9 Genera  11 Species
Belize
8 Genera  34 Species
Benin
1 Genus  1 Species
Bhutan
2 Genera  2 Species
Bolivia
7 Genera  16 Species
Botswana
2 Genera  3 Species
Brazil
18 Genera  80 Species
Bulgaria
3 Genera  3 Species
Cambodia
3 Genera  13 Species
Cameroon
5 Genera  6 Species
Canada
12 Genera  14 Species
Chile
6 Genera  6 Species
China
11 Genera  19 Species
Colombia
17 Genera  76 Species
Costa Rica
15 Genera  72 Species
Croatia
2 Genera  2 Species
Cuba
11 Genera  62 Species
Cyprus
1 Genus  1 Species
Czech Republic
17 Genera  25 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
3 Genera  3 Species
Denmark
10 Genera  13 Species
Dominica
2 Genera  3 Species
Dominican Republic
1 Genus  1 Species
Ecuador
11 Genera  71 Species
Egypt
6 Genera  9 Species
El Salvador
3 Genera  3 Species
Estonia
4 Genera  5 Species
Ethiopia
6 Genera  9 Species
Fiji
5 Genera  5 Species
Finland
11 Genera  15 Species
France
15 Genera  36 Species
Gabon
1 Genus  2 Species
Gambia
2 Genera  2 Species
Georgia
3 Genera  3 Species
Germany
11 Genera  21 Species
Ghana
3 Genera  3 Species
Greece
5 Genera  5 Species
Guatemala
12 Genera  36 Species
Guinea
1 Genus  1 Species
Guyana
6 Genera  6 Species
Haiti
1 Genus  2 Species
Honduras
9 Genera  33 Species
Hungary
3 Genera  3 Species
Iceland
2 Genera  2 Species
India
16 Genera  47 Species
Indonesia
17 Genera  69 Species
Iran
6 Genera  12 Species
Iraq
2 Genera  2 Species
Ireland
7 Genera  9 Species
Israel
10 Genera  14 Species
Italy
16 Genera  32 Species
Ivory Coast
3 Genera  3 Species
Jamaica
6 Genera  6 Species
Japan
11 Genera  25 Species
Kazakhstan
7 Genera  9 Species
Kenya
6 Genera  14 Species
Kyrgyzstan
1 Genus  1 Species
Laos
2 Genera  3 Species
Lebanon
2 Genera  2 Species
Liberia
8 Genera  16 Species
Libya
2 Genera  2 Species
Lithuania
1 Genus  1 Species
Luxembourg
4 Genera  8 Species
Madagascar
11 Genera  21 Species
Malawi
6 Genera  7 Species
Malaysia
6 Genera  16 Species
Mauritius
1 Genus  1 Species
Mexico
18 Genera  86 Species
Micronesia
3 Genera  3 Species
Mongolia
4 Genera  5 Species
Morocco
6 Genera  6 Species
Mozambique
5 Genera  6 Species
Myanmar
10 Genera  26 Species
Namibia
5 Genera  5 Species
Nepal
9 Genera  14 Species
Netherlands
11 Genera  16 Species
New Zealand
4 Genera  6 Species
Nicaragua
7 Genera  39 Species
Nigeria
4 Genera  8 Species
Norway
17 Genera  84 Species
Pakistan
6 Genera  7 Species
Palau
1 Genus  1 Species
Palestine
3 Genera  4 Species
Panama
12 Genera  65 Species
Papua New Guinea
10 Genera  25 Species
Paraguay
7 Genera  29 Species
Peru
12 Genera  68 Species
Philippines
16 Genera  42 Species
Poland
4 Genera  5 Species
Portugal
10 Genera  12 Species
Republic South Africa
15 Genera  30 Species
Romania
5 Genera  7 Species
Russia
11 Genera  17 Species
Saint Lucia
3 Genera  10 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Genus  1 Species
Samoa
2 Genera  2 Species
São Tomé and Príncipe
2 Genera  3 Species
Saudi Arabia
3 Genera  7 Species
Senegal
2 Genera  2 Species
Seychelles
6 Genera  20 Species
Sierra Leone
2 Genera  2 Species
Singapore
2 Genera  2 Species
Slovakia
14 Genera  25 Species
Slovenia
2 Genera  6 Species
Solomon Islands
8 Genera  10 Species
Somalia
1 Genus  1 Species
Spain
11 Genera  17 Species
Sri Lanka
12 Genera  23 Species
Sudan
6 Genera  8 Species
Suriname
3 Genera  5 Species
Sweden
17 Genera  26 Species
Switzerland
4 Genera  4 Species
Syria
2 Genera  2 Species
Taiwan
19 Genera  60 Species
Tajikistan
1 Genus  2 Species
Tanzania
6 Genera  9 Species
Thailand
10 Genera  28 Species
Tonga
1 Genus  1 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
7 Genera  19 Species
Tunisia
2 Genera  2 Species
Turkey
7 Genera  12 Species
Uganda
7 Genera  11 Species
Ukraine
2 Genera  2 Species
United Kingdom
19 Genera  28 Species
Uruguay
1 Genus  1 Species
USA
26 Genera  80 Species
Uzbekistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Vanuatu
7 Genera  9 Species
Venezuela
12 Genera  95 Species
Vietnam
6 Genera  9 Species
Zambia
4 Genera  5 Species
Zimbabwe
5 Genera  6 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


Links, sources and further information
Hippoboscidae at artfakta.se
Hippoboscidae at dyntaxa.se
Hippoboscidae at gbif.org
Hippoboscidae at irmng.org
Hippoboscidae at itis.gov