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Checklist for Family Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819 (Keds)
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
625
10660
39198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
622
10652
39182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
597
10495
38766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
380
8377
33824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
93
1111
3790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
73
816
2447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
56
594
1639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
52
501
1312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
13
216
623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoboscoidea
Samouelle, 1819
4
27
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHippoboscidae
Samouelle, 1819
Keds, Louse Flies, Louse Fly
15
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
15 Genera with 41 Species
Allobosca Speiser, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Basilia Miranda Ribeiro, 19574SpeciesTaxom
Hippobosca Linnaeus, 18034SpeciesTaxom
Lynchia Weyenbergh, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Metelasmus Coquillett, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Nycteribia Latreille, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Nycteribosca Speiser, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoctona Speiser, 18163SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoica Rondani, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Ornithomya Latreille, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Penicillidia Kolenati, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Proparabosca Maa, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolynchia Bequaert, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Strebla Wiedemann, 18564SpeciesTaxom
Trichobius Gervais, 196611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
41 Species and 1 Subspecies
Allobosca crassipes Speiser, 1899
Basilia blainvillii Leach, 1817
Basilia dunni Curran, 1935
Basilia ferrisi Schuurmans S..., 1931
Basilia madagascarensis Theodor, 1957
Hippobosca equina Linnaeus, 1758Forest Fly
Hippobosca maculata (Macquart, 1835)⇒ Hippobosca variegata Megerle, 1803
Hippobosca rufipes von Olfers, 1816
Hippobosca variegata Megerle, 1803
Lynchia malagasii Maa, 1969
Lynchia mecorrhina Maa, 1964
Lynchia minor Bigot, 1858
Metelasmus pseudopterus Coquillett, 1907
Nycteribia stylidiopsis Speiser, 1908
Nycteribosca wenzeli (Jobling, 1952)⇒ Megastrebla wenzeli Jobling, 1952
Ornithoctona hova Bigot, 1885
Ornithoctona idonea Falcoz, 1929
Ornithoctona plicata von Olfers, 1816
Ornithoica hovana Maa, 1966
Ornithoica podicipis von Roder, 1892
Ornithomya sorbens Hutson, 1971
Penicillidia decipiens Theodor, 1957
Penicillidia fulvida Bigot, 1885
Penicillidia leptothrinax Speiser, 1908
Proparabosca alata Theodor & Ol..., 1965
Pseudolynchia canariensis Macquart, 1839Louse fly
Pseudolynchia canariensis rufipes Macquart, 1848
Strebla guajiro Garcia & Casal, 1965
Strebla hertigi Wenzel, 1966
Strebla mirabilis Waterhouse, 1879
Strebla wiedemanni (Kolentai, 1856)⇒ Trichobius yunkeri Wenzel, 1966
Trichobius costalimai Guimaraes, 1938
Trichobius dugesii Townsend, 1891
Trichobius dugesiodes Wenzel, 1966
Trichobius joblingi Wenzel, 1966
Trichobius lonchophyllae Wenzel, 1966
Trichobius macrophylli Wenzel, 1966
Trichobius parasiticus Gervais, 1844
Trichobius parasparsus Wenzel, 1976
Trichobius sparsus Kessel, 1925
Trichobius urodermae Wenzel, 1966
Trichobius yunkeri Wenzel, 1966

Subnodes of Hippoboscidae with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
SubfamilyHippoboscinae
Brues & Melander, 1932
7
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNycteribiinae
Westwood, 1835
Bat flies
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStreblinae
Bat flies
3
16
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