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Checklist for Family Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819 (Keds)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
96
1334
6857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
74
1054
4459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
56
775
3123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
52
663
2713
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
13
277
957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoboscoidea
Samouelle, 1819
3
26
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHippoboscidae
Samouelle, 1819
Keds, Louse Flies, Louse Fly
18
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
18 Genera with 56 Species
Basilia Miranda Ribeiro, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Hippobosca Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Icosta Speiser, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Lynchia Weyenbergh, 19415SpeciesTaxom
Myophthiria Rondani, 19803SpeciesTaxom
Nycteribia Latreille, 192112SpeciesTaxom
Nycteribosca Speiser, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Olfersia Leach, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoctona Speiser, 18162SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoica Rondani, 19665SpeciesTaxom
Ornithomya Latreille, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Ornithophila Speiser, 18853SpeciesTaxom
Penicillidia Kolenati, 19677SpeciesTaxom
Phthiridium Hermann, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolynchia Bequaert, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Stereomyia Theodor, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Strebla Wiedemann, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Trichobius Gervais, 18442SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
56 Species and 2 Subspecies
Basilia dispar Speiser, 1900
Basilia quadrata (Theodor, 1967)⇒ Stereomyia quadrata Theodor, 1967
Hippobosca equina Linnaeus, 1758Forest Fly
Icosta (Icosta) plana Walker, 1861
Icosta (Ornithoponus) suvaensis Bequaert, 1941
Icosta parallelifrons Speiser, 1902
Lynchia acromialis Speiser, 1904
Lynchia chalcolampra (Speiser, 1904)⇒ Icosta chalcolampra Speiser, 1904
Lynchia dioxyrhina Speiser, 1904
Lynchia parallelifrons (Speiser, 1902)⇒ Icosta parallelifrons Speiser, 1902
Lynchia suvaensis Bequaert, 1941
Myophthiria fijiarum Maa, 1980
Myophthiria neocaledonica Maa, 1980
Myophthiria neohebudarum Maa, 1980
Nycteribia allotopa Speiser, 1901
Nycteribia allotopa allotopa Sperser, 1901
Nycteribia alternata Maa, 1962
Nycteribia bakeri Scott, 1932
Nycteribia oceanica (Bigot, 1885)⇒ Penicillidia oceanica Bigot, 1885
Nycteribia oxycephala (Bigot, 1860)⇒ Cyclopodia oxycephala Bigot, 1860
Nycteribia papuensis Theodor, 1967
Nycteribia parilis Walker, 1861
Nycteribia parilis parilis
Nycteribia parvula Speiser, 1900
Nycteribia rothschildi Theodor, 1967
Nycteribia sarasini Falcoz, 1921
Nycteribosca rouxi (Falcoz, 1921)⇒ Brachytarsina rouxi Falcoz, 1921
Nycteribosca surcoufi (Falcoz, 1921)⇒ Brachytarsina surcoufi Falcoz, 1921
Olfersia aenescens C. G. Thompson, 1869
Olfersia erythropsis (Bigot, 1885)⇒ Olfersia aenescens C. G. Thompson, 1869
Ornithoctona kanakorum Bigot, 1885
Ornithoctona plicata von Olfers, 1816
Ornithoica (Ornithoica) exilis Walker, 1861Ked
Ornithoica aequisenta Maa, 1966
Ornithoica caledonica Sinclair, 1997
Ornithoica hystricosa Maa & Marshall, 1981
Ornithoica punctatissima Maa, 1966
Ornithomya apelta Maa, 1969
Ornithomya fuscipennis Bigot, 1885
Ornithophila aenescens Bigot, 1885
Ornithophila metallica Schiner, 1864
Ornithophila noumeana Bigot, 1885
Penicillidia (Eremoctenia) vandeuseni Maa, 1962
Penicillidia (Penicillidia) buxtoni Scott, 1932
Penicillidia (Penicillidia) dufourii Westwood, 1835
Penicillidia (Penicillidia) miriamae Theodor, 1967
Penicillidia (Penicillidia) oceanica Bigot, 1885
Penicillidia (Penicillidia) setosala Maa, 1971
Penicillidia (Penicillidia) spinifera Theodor, 1967
Phthiridium curvatum Theodor, 1967
Phthiridium torresi Theodor, 1967
Pseudolynchia canariensis Macquart, 1839Louse fly
Pseudolynchia serratipes Maa, 1966
Stereomyia armata Theodor, 1967
Stereomyia quadrata Theodor, 1967
Strebla curvata Wenzel, 1976
Trichobius dugesii Townsend, 1891
Trichobius parasiticus Gervais, 1844

Subnodes of Hippoboscidae with occurrences in Melanesia
SubfamilyHippoboscinae
Brues & Melander, 1932
9
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNycteribiinae
Westwood, 1835
Bat flies
5
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStreblinae
Bat flies
2
3
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