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Checklist for Family Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819 (Keds)
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4745
11084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4730
11041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4621
10826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
3768
9377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
560
1261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
54
462
1076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
40
222
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
37
198
352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
12
90
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoboscoidea
Samouelle, 1819
2
7
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHippoboscidae
Samouelle, 1819
Keds, Louse Flies, Louse Fly
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namibia
5 Genera with 5 Species
Hippobosca Linnaeus, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Melophagus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ornithophila Speiser, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolynchia Bequaert, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Struthiobosca1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
5 Species
Hippobosca rufipes von Olfers, 1816
Melophagus ovinus Linnaeus, 1758Sheep ked
Ornithophila metallica Schiner, 1864
Pseudolynchia canariensis Macquart, 1839Louse fly
Struthiobosca struthionis Janson, 1889

Subnodes of Hippoboscidae with occurrences in Namibia
SubfamilyHippoboscinae
Brues & Melander, 1932
4
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