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Checklist for Family Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819 (Keds)
and region Belgium (Benelux)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
567
6611
20424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
564
6599
20409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
535
6518
20232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
354
5361
17525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
95
1134
3753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
72
757
2356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
55
573
1487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
51
450
983
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
12
192
379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoboscoidea
Samouelle, 1819
2
10
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHippoboscidae
Samouelle, 1819
Keds, Louse Flies, Louse Fly
9
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Belgium
9 Genera with 11 Species
Basilia Miranda Ribeiro, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Crataerina von Olfers, 18112SpeciesTaxom
Hippobosca Linnaeus, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Lipoptena Nitzsch, 1758Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Lynchia Weyenbergh, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Melophagus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ornithomya Latreille, 18272SpeciesTaxom
Penicillidia Kolenati, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Stenepteryx Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Belgium
11 Species
Basilia nana Theodor & Mo..., 1954
Crataerina (Stenepteryx) hirundinis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Stenepteryx hirundinis Linnaeus, 1758
Crataerina pallida Latreille, 1811Swift lousefly
Hippobosca longipennis Fabricius, 1805Louse fly
Lipoptena cervi Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Lynchia americana Leach, 1817
Melophagus ovinus Linnaeus, 1758Sheep ked
Ornithomya avicularia Linnaeus, 1758Bird Louse Fly
Ornithomya biloba Dufour, 1827
Penicillidia (Penicillidia) dufourii Westwood, 1835
Stenepteryx hirundinis Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Hippoboscidae with occurrences in Belgium
SubfamilyHippoboscinae
Brues & Melander, 1932
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNycteribiinae
Westwood, 1835
Bat flies
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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