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Checklist for Family Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819 (Keds)
and region Ireland (British Isles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
490
4724
11892
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
487
4717
11885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
469
4660
11771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
308
3774
10009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
86
777
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
66
497
1187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
50
381
914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
45
294
630
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
11
142
293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoboscoidea
Samouelle, 1819
1
7
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHippoboscidae
Samouelle, 1819
Keds, Louse Flies, Louse Fly
7
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ireland
7 Genera with 9 Species
Crataerina von Olfers, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Hippobosca Linnaeus, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Lipoptena Nitzsch, 1758Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Melophagus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nycteribia Latreille, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Ornithomya Latreille, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Stenepteryx Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ireland
9 Species
Crataerina pallida Latreille, 1811Swift lousefly
Hippobosca equina Linnaeus, 1758Forest Fly
Hippobosca longipennis Fabricius, 1805Louse fly
Lipoptena cervi Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Melophagus ovinus Linnaeus, 1758Sheep ked
Nycteribia (Nycteribia) kolenatii Theodor & Mo..., 1954
Ornithomya avicularia Linnaeus, 1758Bird Louse Fly
Ornithomya fringillina Curtis, 1836Fowl fly
Stenepteryx hirundinis Linnaeus, 1758

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

Taxom

SubfamilyNycteribiinae
Westwood, 1835
Bat flies
1
1
Genus
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