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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
347
2297
5212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
345
2295
5211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
333
2257
5157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
213
1701
4008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
54
358
947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
37
245
546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
28
186
349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
25
141
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
10
70
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoboscoidea
Samouelle, 1819
3
11
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHippoboscidae
Samouelle, 1819
Keds, Louse Flies, Louse Fly
9
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Caledonia
9 Genera with 16 Species
Hippobosca Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Myophthiria Rondani, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Nycteribia Latreille, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Nycteribosca Speiser, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Olfersia Leach, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoctona Speiser, 18162SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoica Rondani, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Ornithophila Speiser, 18853SpeciesTaxom
Penicillidia Kolenati, 18851SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Caledonia
16 Species
Hippobosca equina Linnaeus, 1758Forest Fly
Myophthiria neocaledonica Maa, 1980
Nycteribia oceanica (Bigot, 1885)⇒ Penicillidia oceanica Bigot, 1885
Nycteribia oxycephala (Bigot, 1860)⇒ Cyclopodia oxycephala Bigot, 1860
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 caledonica Sinclair, 1997
Ornithophila aenescens Bigot, 1885
Ornithophila metallica Schiner, 1864
Ornithophila noumeana Bigot, 1885
Penicillidia (Penicillidia) oceanica Bigot, 1885

Subnodes of Hippoboscidae with occurrences in New Caledonia
SubfamilyHippoboscinae
Brues & Melander, 1932
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNycteribiinae
Westwood, 1835
Bat flies
2
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