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Checklist for Family Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819 (Keds)
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
408
5716
17992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
262
4583
15908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
496
1518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
52
354
889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
39
254
673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
36
229
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
12
95
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoboscoidea
Samouelle, 1819
4
12
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHippoboscidae
Samouelle, 1819
Keds, Louse Flies, Louse Fly
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameroon
5 Genera with 6 Species
Lipoptena Nitzsch, 1905Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Nycteribia Latreille, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Nycteribosca Speiser, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Penicillidia Kolenati, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Phthiridium Hermann, 19571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
6 Species
Lipoptena sepiacea Speiser, 1905
Nycteribia (Nycteribia) schmidlii Schiner, 1853
Nycteribia alternata Maa, 1962
Nycteribosca longiarista (Jobling, 1949)⇒ Brachytarsina longiarista Jobling, 1949
Penicillidia fulvida Bigot, 1885
Phthiridium inopinatum Theodor, 1957

Subnodes of Hippoboscidae with occurrences in Cameroon
SubfamilyHippoboscinae
Brues & Melander, 1932
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNycteribiinae
Westwood, 1835
Bat flies
3
4
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